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The Chitrakarini Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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Chitrakarini Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chitrakarini Temple is a Hindu Religious Place in Bhubaneswar, Orissa .The Presiding Deity is Chamunda Devi. The Kalinga architecture with Nagara style temple is well preserved with manicured gardens enhancing the sublime stone carved sculptures of the shrine by Archeological Survey of India (ASI). Lingaraj temple and Chtrakarini temple share the common boundary wall and one can have a panoramic view of the former from here. Chitrakarini temple belongs to the later group temples of Bhubaneswar. It was probably built by the Ganga Kings. It was perhaps built by the Ganga King Narasimha Deva I, who was also called as Parama Mahesvara, in the middle of 13th century CE.  Although the Orissan temple architecture style falls under the broad category of Nagara style of temple architecture, it has its unique and distinct features. Within the Orissan temple architecture style, there are three types based on the period of the constr

The Aisaneswara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha,India

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Aisaneswara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha,India Aisanyesvara Siva Temple is a 13th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India. The temple is near Municipal Corporation Hospital, Sriram Nagar, Old Town, Bhubaneswar. It is close to the western compound wall of Lingaraj Temple. This is a living temple and with a shrine facing east. The enshrined deity is a Sivalingam within a circular yonipitha (basement). Rituals like Sivarathri, Jalabhiseka, Rudrabhiseka, Sankranthi are observed here. The festival deity of Lord Lingaraja is brought to this temple after the 6th day of Sivaratri.

Mahatama Gandhi Setu , Patna

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Mahatama Gandhi Setu , Patna Mahatma Gandhi Setu  (bridge) also called Gandhi Setu or Ganga Setu in Patna is the Asia's 2nd longest river bridge and also longest cantilever bridge of Asia.  Length of Ganga Setu in Patna is 5.75km and was inaugurated in 1982 by Indira Gandhi with the cost Rs 87.22 crore. It is also one of the tourist’s spots in Patna, Bihar. Mahatma Gandhi Setu connects Patna in the south to Hajipur in the north of Bihar. The bridge was approved by the Central Government in 1969 and built by Gammon India Limited over a period of ten years, from 1972 to 1982 with total expenditure of Rs 87.22 crore at that time.  It was built to connect North Bihar with the rest of Bihar and part of national highway 19 (NH19). . Before this bridge was constructed, Rajendra Setu, opened in 1959, was the only link to North Bihar. The Indian postal department issued a commemorative postage stamp on Landmark Bridges of India: Mahatma Gandhi Setu of denomination 0500 Pai