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Kichakeswari Temple-Orissa
According to legends, Khiching had a group of eight temples dedicated to Lord Shiva once upon a time. The lingams of the seven temples can be seen even today. Today, Khiching have three ancient temples dedicated to Kutaitundi, Chandrasekhar and Kichakeswari. The ruins of the forts of Viratgarh and Kichakagarh, few stupas and several sculptures can also be seen at Khiching. The largest temple of the town is dedicated to Goddess Kichakeswari, the family goddess of the ruling chiefs of Mayurbhanj. The temple, made of chlorite, is architecturally brilliant and well carved from its outer surface. This temple is the most impressive temple in Khiching. The original temple was built somewhere in the 7th or the 8th century AD and was reconstructed in the 20th century from the ruins of an earlier temple. The shrine contains a large ten-armed skeletal image of Chamunda with striking veins, ribs and sunken belly, wearing a garland of skulls and seated over a dead body. The Parasvadevatas, the Chaitya arches, the amorous couples, the scroll works and the arabesques can still be seen in the original portions of the temple. The style of the temple is contemporary of the Brahmesvara and the Lingaraj temples of Bhubaneswar.
Kichakeswari Temple is sited in Bahalda, the capital of Mayurbhanj kingdom in the 14th century. It lies at a distance of 97 km from Baripada. Dedicated to Goddess Kichakeswari, the temple is known for its architectural beauty.
Kichakeswari Temple : This temple is situated at Bahalda which is 106km away from Baripada. Bahalda was the capital of Mayurbhanj kingdom in fourteenth century. Goddess Kichakeswari is worshipped here.
Khichakeswari, known as thakurani or mother goddess, represents an image of eight-armed Chamunda, which has been set-up on the altar of the Lord Shiva temple. According to legend the deity Goddess Kichakeswari was worshipped by king Kichak, a character in the epic Mahabharata.
The Chamunda or the presiding deity of the Kichakeshwari temple is a large ten-armed skeletal image with prominent veins, ribs and sunken belly, wearing a garland of skulls and seated on a dead body. The images in the temple are unusually huge and radiate extraordinary beauty- tall and trim, with tender `archaic` smiles, radiating warm-heartedness and refinement. Especially good are a virtually freestanding Mahisasuramardini and a seated Lord Shiva with his wife Parvati, almost 6 ft. (2m.) in height.
The temple walls are embedded with a pancharatha on each of its facades, and the tall columnar elements portray a similarity to the fragmentation of lamination as seen on the Karnataka temples of the same era. Here, however, sculpture and ornament continue to flourish, giving a glistening opulence of texture, ornate in its sprightliness. The mukhasala (or the interior room), one of the last on a rectangular arrangement, has an intricately bejeweled roof, one of the friezes portraying an army on the march. The image in the sanctum is a flawlessly preserved Varahi, her outsized figure contrasting with her richly carved ringlets. She holds a fish in one hand.
The temple also houses within its compound the famed Chandrasekhar temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The shrine of Chandrasekhar stands majestically intact within the cell along with the plinth, the walls and the shikhara (the spire). The mastaka portion (top portion), which had fallen, has been restored with great care in the first quarter of the present century. The decorations of the lintel and the doorway jambs and the figures of the doorkeepers, Chanda and Prachanda captivate the tourists with their fine carvings.
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According to legends, Khiching had a group of eight temples dedicated to Lord Shiva once upon a time. The lingams of the seven temples can be seen even today. Today, Khiching have three ancient temples dedicated to Kutaitundi, Chandrasekhar and Kichakeswari. The ruins of the forts of Viratgarh and Kichakagarh, few stupas and several sculptures can also be seen at Khiching. The largest temple of the town is dedicated to Goddess Kichakeswari, the family goddess of the ruling chiefs of Mayurbhanj. The temple, made of chlorite, is architecturally brilliant and well carved from its outer surface. This temple is the most impressive temple in Khiching. The original temple was built somewhere in the 7th or the 8th century AD and was reconstructed in the 20th century from the ruins of an earlier temple. The shrine contains a large ten-armed skeletal image of Chamunda with striking veins, ribs and sunken belly, wearing a garland of skulls and seated over a dead body. The Parasvadevatas, the Chaitya arches, the amorous couples, the scroll works and the arabesques can still be seen in the original portions of the temple. The style of the temple is contemporary of the Brahmesvara and the Lingaraj temples of Bhubaneswar.
Kichakeswari Temple is sited in Bahalda, the capital of Mayurbhanj kingdom in the 14th century. It lies at a distance of 97 km from Baripada. Dedicated to Goddess Kichakeswari, the temple is known for its architectural beauty.
Kichakeswari Temple : This temple is situated at Bahalda which is 106km away from Baripada. Bahalda was the capital of Mayurbhanj kingdom in fourteenth century. Goddess Kichakeswari is worshipped here.
Khichakeswari, known as thakurani or mother goddess, represents an image of eight-armed Chamunda, which has been set-up on the altar of the Lord Shiva temple. According to legend the deity Goddess Kichakeswari was worshipped by king Kichak, a character in the epic Mahabharata.
The Chamunda or the presiding deity of the Kichakeshwari temple is a large ten-armed skeletal image with prominent veins, ribs and sunken belly, wearing a garland of skulls and seated on a dead body. The images in the temple are unusually huge and radiate extraordinary beauty- tall and trim, with tender `archaic` smiles, radiating warm-heartedness and refinement. Especially good are a virtually freestanding Mahisasuramardini and a seated Lord Shiva with his wife Parvati, almost 6 ft. (2m.) in height.
The temple walls are embedded with a pancharatha on each of its facades, and the tall columnar elements portray a similarity to the fragmentation of lamination as seen on the Karnataka temples of the same era. Here, however, sculpture and ornament continue to flourish, giving a glistening opulence of texture, ornate in its sprightliness. The mukhasala (or the interior room), one of the last on a rectangular arrangement, has an intricately bejeweled roof, one of the friezes portraying an army on the march. The image in the sanctum is a flawlessly preserved Varahi, her outsized figure contrasting with her richly carved ringlets. She holds a fish in one hand.
The temple also houses within its compound the famed Chandrasekhar temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The shrine of Chandrasekhar stands majestically intact within the cell along with the plinth, the walls and the shikhara (the spire). The mastaka portion (top portion), which had fallen, has been restored with great care in the first quarter of the present century. The decorations of the lintel and the doorway jambs and the figures of the doorkeepers, Chanda and Prachanda captivate the tourists with their fine carvings.
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