Rāja-Rānī Temple
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Rāja-Rānī Temple

11th-c. temple of the red-stone

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Varies

Rāja-Rānī Temple

Tradition

Hindu / Shaiva

Location

  • Bhubaneshwar, Khordha, Odisha (20.2472°N, 85.8425°E)

Sacred Narrative

Rāja-Rānī Temple (1100 CE) at Bhubaneshwar is a beautifully-carved Odishan Nāgara temple in red-yellow sandstone (rāja-rānī stone). Extraordinary erotic and narrative panels. The temple has no enshrined deity today (probably was Shiva) — it is maintained as a heritage monument.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific
Offerings
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Sacred colours
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📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Rāja-Rānī Temple
    Rāja-Rānī Temple (1100 CE) at Bhubaneshwar is a beautifully-carved Odishan Nāgara temple in red-yellow sandstone (*rāja-rānī* stone). Extraordinary erotic and narrative panels. The temple has no enshrined deity today (probably was Shiva) — it is maintained as a heritage monument.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Rāja-Rānī Temple festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral