Mohini Temple is located on the south-bank of the tributary Bindu Sarovara. Mohini literally means the temptress. The temple has idols of parsava devatas that are not considered to be the main idols in any temple. The temple holds idols of deities like Parvati, Kartikeya and Ganesha. Not much information is available regarding the building of the temple.
The idol in the sanctum is a ten-armed dancing icon of Goddess Chamunda, a tantric incarnation of Goddess Kali. In the same sanctum there is the idol of a six-armed image of Mahishasuramardini lying on the floor. The decorative feature is a carved lotus on the topmost stone adorning the original Garbha-Muda or the sanctum above the present wooden ceiling.
This temple bears a close resemblance to the Parashurameswar Temple, on the main Bhubaneswar-Puri road. Though unfinished in appearance, the temple has the images of Parvati, Kartikeya and Ganesh and carved wooden ceilings.
Though much of the temple’s interior and exterior has been damaged, the jagamohana or the sanctum has been restored by Orissa State Archaeology while the interior has been inlaid with marble. The temple is devoid of any sculptural embellishments or decoration as found in other temples except the vajramastaka designs in the raha paga.
On plan the temple has been built on triratha (three chariot) and has three divisions of bada or three layers of vertical walls i.e trianga bada in elevation.
The style and architecture of the temple confirms to the rekha style as the jagamohana is flat roofed resembling the temples built during early Kalingan period.
The temple has been built using sand stone while laterite has been used in the foundation of temple construction
The idol in the sanctum is a ten-armed dancing icon of Goddess Chamunda, a tantric incarnation of Goddess Kali. In the same sanctum there is the idol of a six-armed image of Mahishasuramardini lying on the floor. The decorative feature is a carved lotus on the topmost stone adorning the original Garbha-Muda or the sanctum above the present wooden ceiling.
This temple bears a close resemblance to the Parashurameswar Temple, on the main Bhubaneswar-Puri road. Though unfinished in appearance, the temple has the images of Parvati, Kartikeya and Ganesh and carved wooden ceilings.
Though much of the temple’s interior and exterior has been damaged, the jagamohana or the sanctum has been restored by Orissa State Archaeology while the interior has been inlaid with marble. The temple is devoid of any sculptural embellishments or decoration as found in other temples except the vajramastaka designs in the raha paga.
On plan the temple has been built on triratha (three chariot) and has three divisions of bada or three layers of vertical walls i.e trianga bada in elevation.
The style and architecture of the temple confirms to the rekha style as the jagamohana is flat roofed resembling the temples built during early Kalingan period.
The temple has been built using sand stone while laterite has been used in the foundation of temple construction
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