| Sahadevesvara Siva Temple | |
| Map Type: | India Orissa |
| Coordinates: | 20.2408°N 85.8367°W |
| Country: | India |
| State: | Orissa |
| Locale: | Bhubaneswar |
| Elevation M: | 38 |
| Deity: | lord Siva |
| Architecture: | Kalingan Style (Kalinga Architecture) |
| Year Completed: | 20th century A.D. |
1. Name:
i) Present Name: Sahadevesvara Siva Temple
ii) Past Name: —
2. Location: Lat- 20 14' 22" N., Long- 850 49' 27" E., Elev 124 ft
i) Address & Approach: The temple is situated within the Bhimesvara templeprecinct. The temple is facing towards the north. The enshrined deity is a Siva-lingam over acircular yonipitha. The inner sanctum measures 1.20 metres square on plan. .
ii) Tradition & legends: According to local people the Pandavas came to this place.
3. Ownership
i) Single/ Multiple: Multiple
ii) Public/ Private: Public
iii) Any other (specify): It is maintained by Bhimesvara Temple Trust Board.
iv) Name: Purusottam Sahu (president)
v) Address:4. Agei)Precise date:
ii) Approximate date: 20th Century A.D.
iii) Source of Information: Because of its architectural features and use of cementmortar.
5. Property Type
i) Precinct/ Building/ Structure/Landscape/Site/Tank: Precinct
ii) Subtype: Temple
iii) Typology: Pidha deul.
6. Property use
i) Abandoned/ in use: In use
ii) Present use: Living temple
iii) Past use: Worshipped
7. Significance
i) Historic significance:
ii) Cultural significance: Sivaratri, Rudrabhiseka, Pana Sankranti.
iii) Social significance: Marriage, thread ceremony, mundankriya etc.
iv) Associational significance: —
8. Physical description
i) Surrounding : It is surrounded by Arjunesvara temple in east at a distanceof 0.55 metres and Bhimesvara temple in south at a distance of 4.00 metres.
ii) Orientation: Facing towards north.
iii) Architectural features (Plan and Elevation): On plan, the temple has a square vimanameasuring 1.85 metres, with a frontal porch. On elevation, the vimana is in pidha order andmeasures 2.82 metres in height. The bada is plain and measures 1.12 metres in height, Gandimeasures 1.10 metres with five receding tiers and mastaka measures 0.60 metres in height. Thetemple has a cement plaster with white wash.
iv) Raha niche & parsva devatas: —
v) Decorative features: —Doorjambs: The doorjambs are plain and measure 1.30 metres x0.46 metres.Lintel: The lintel is plain.