BHUVANESWAR
The Hari-Hara Kshetra

So Bhuvaneswar earned the sobriquet of the cathedral city of ancient India.

It is righty called a Hari-Hara Kshetra due to possessing temples dedicated to Siva, and Vishnu as well. These imperishable rock treasures speak volumes of the catholicity of the religious outlook of the Orissa and the spiritual harmony existed in the past. Their massive proportions, soaring steeples, architectural excellences and sculptural adorations stimulate the instincts of devotion and transport one to regions of bliss. Moreover, the infinite number of contrasts in dimensions, structures and daring virtuosity in sculptural art afford a wide range of source materials to the scholars to doing research. It is famous for the thirthas too. Many hoary pushkarinis, lying in several places narrate fantastic accounts of their origin, antiquity and sanctity. 

[ Up ] [ Next ]