Parasurameswara Temple: The Temple of Lord Shiva

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The Parsurameswara Temple, which is also spelled Parashurameshvara, is a Hindu temple located in the East Indian city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India.   

It is a  Hindu temple that  is considered to be the best-preserved specimen from the Shailodbhava period, which was between the 7th and 8th centuries CE. 

One of the oldest existing temples in the state, the temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. 

It is believed that the temple was built around 650 CE in the Nagara style and has all the main features of the pre-10th century Kalinga Architecture style temples. 

Among the Parashurameshvara group of temples, the temple is one. 

The Parashurameshvara Temple has a vimana (the sanctum) and a bada (the curvilinear spire over its roof), rising to a height of 40.25 ft. 

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Though the temple is normally dedicated to Shiva, it contains sculpted images of Shakta deities, which are otherwise part of Shakta temples. 

The temple is a ticketed monument that is maintained and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India. 

The major festival celebrated in the temple, Parashurashtami, falls between June and July every year.