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The
lord Lingaraj made of black stone measures 6 feet in height and is
encircled by a stone rim drawn to a point towards the north. The
sculptural beauty on the walls attracts all sections of people. The
scenes depicting the marching army and the jewellery displayed are
superb. Many miniature buildings - votive shrines - the replicas of
the tower are found around the main temple, constructed by the
donors from time to time. Alas ! they are totally neglected by the
management. Standing in ruins, due to inadequate attention, they
seem shedding tears, to speak the truth. When caught between the
wonder at the exquisitely chiseled and masterly embellished
sculptural beauties, the handy-work of divine artists, and the
despair at the sight of their miserable state near ruins of the
subsidiary shrines, tears roll down the cheeks of the visitors
involuntarily. Modernity with its craze for westernization has
totally forgotten their splendor and the divinity hovering over the
entire area.
It
lies in Bhuvaneswar, the metropolitan capital of the state of
Orissa, hence commanding all facilities.
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