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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Kartikesvara Siva Temple
| image =
| map_type = India Orissa
| map_caption = Location in Orissa
| coordinates = {{coord|20|14|33|N|85|51|12|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
| district =
| locale = [[Bhubaneswar]]
| elevation_m = 22
| deity = [[Shiva]][[Lingam]]
| festivals=
| architecture = Kalingan Style ([[Kalinga Architecture]])
| temple_quantity =
| monument_quantity=
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = 13th century A.D.
}}
'''Kartikesvara Siva Temple''' (Location: Lat. 20° 14’27" N., Long. 85° 50’ 12"E., Elev. 73 ft) is situated at a distance of about 100 m from eastern gateway of [[Lingaraj temple]]. It is on the left side of the temple road leading from Lingaraja to Garej Chowk, [[Bhubaneswar]], within the precinct of Gandhi Garabadu which is now under the Lingaraja Temple Administration.

==Ownership==

i) Single/ Multiple : Single.

ii) Public/ Private : Private.

iii) Chief priest : Gandhi Garabadu.

1v) Address : Old Town, [[Bhubaneswar]].

== Age ==
i)Precise date : Unknown

ii) Approximate date : 13th Century A.D

iii) Source of Information : The temple is dated on basis of architectural features and building material.

== Property Type ==

i) Precinct/ Building/ Structure/Landscape/Site/Tank: Building.

ii) Subtype: Temple.

iii) Typology: The ''vimana'' is rekha deul and ''Jagamohana'' is a pidha deul.

==Property use==
i) Abandoned/ in use : In use.

ii) Present use : Living temple.

iii) Past use : Worshipped

== Significance ==
i) Historic significance : Built during the Ganga period.

ii) Cultural significance : Gandhi Garabadu Mahaprasada Anusthana operates in the precinct.

== Plan ==

'''i) Surrounding:'''
The temple is surrounded by residential buildings in the eastern side and local shops (Cabins) market complex in the southern side.

'''ii) Orientation:'''
Facing towards west.

'''iii) Architectural features (Plan and Elevation):'''
The temple is buried up to the ''jangha'' portion. It is [[pancharatha]] on plan as distinguished by a central raha and pair of ''anuratha and kanika pagas'' on either side of the raha. The ''[[vimana]]'' is of rekha order and ''[[jaga mohan]]'' is a pidha deul. The visible portion measures 6.40 m from the present ground level.

'''iv) Raha niche & parsva devatas:'''
The niches in the eastern side measures 0.82 m in height x 0.55 m in width with a depth of 0.46 m while the other niches are buried.

''v) Decorative features:''
The temple walls are plain.

'''Doorjambs''':
The doorjambs of ''jagamohana'' carved with three plain vertical bands measures 1.58 m in height and 1.30 m in width. At the ''lalatabimba'' there is a ''Gajalaxmi'' seated in ''[[lalitasana]]'' and flanked by two elephants on either side standing on full blown lotus.

Lintel: The architrave above the doorjamb is carved with the usual [[navagraha]].

'''vi) Building material:'''
Laterite

'''vii) Construction techniques:'''
Dry masonry

'''viii) Style:'''
Kalingan

'''ix) Special features, if any:'''
The ''gandi'' is decorated with ''angasikharas'' and ''bhumi amlas''. Since the temple is ''pancharatha'' in plan and the pilasters are also carved as ''pancharatha''.

==State of preservation==

i) Good/Fair/ Showing Signs of Deterioration/Advanced: The temple is in advance stage of deterioration.

ii) State of Decay/Danger of Disappearance: Very fast, due to the growth of vegetation like [[pipal tree]] and absence of ''mastaka''.

==Condition description==

i) Signs of distress: Rain water is seeping inside the sanctum due to the absence of ''mastaka'' and stagnating inside the sanctum.

ii) Structural problems: Completely damaged up to the ''gandi'' portion.

iii) Repairs and Maintenance: No work of repair or maintenance in the recent past seems to have been done.

==Grade (A/B/C)==
i) Architecture: B

ii) Historic: C

iii) Associational: C

iv) Social/Cultural: C

==Threats to the property==

'''Conservation Problem and Remedies:'''
Encroachment problem and growth of vegetation mainly on the roof of the ''jagamohana'' and ''vimana'' and seepage of rain water directly into the sanctum. It is now in a bad state of preservation.

'''Compound Wall:''' There is no compound wall but it is within the boundary wall of Gandhi garabadu Mahaprasada Anusthana and Narayana Maharana’s residencial plot.

==References==
*http://www.ignca.nic.in/asi_reports/orkhurda081.pdf
*http://ignca.nic.in/asp/showbig.asp?projid=orkhr0810001
* [[:Category:Shiva temples]]
* [[List of Hindu temples in India#Orissa]]
*www.eodissa.com
*Book: Lesser Known Monuments of Bhubaneswar by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan ({{ISBN|81-7375-164-1}})

[[Category:Shiva temples in Odisha]]
[[Category:13th-century Hindu temples]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Bhubaneswar]]

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