Hindu temples at Bhuvaneswar

The city of Bhuvaneswar, capital of the Indian state of Orissa, situated in the eastern peninsula of Hindustan, has a temple of Hindu religion which exhibits a remarkable architectural value.

A cidade de Bhuvaneswar, capital do Estado Indiano de Orissa, situado no leste da Península do Hindustão, possui templo da religião Hindu de assinalável valor arquitetónico.

Unknown-'general views of temples at Bhuvaneswar (Orissa), July 1820-watercolor'
London-British Library

Unknown-'Bhuvaneswar, the temple City of Siva'-engraving-ca 1830

Thomas Colmar Dibdin (1810-1893) after James Ferguson (1808-1886)-'great temple Bobaneswar'-lithography-ca 1850   from James Ferguson; Picturesque illustrations of ancient architecture of Hindustan

Alexandre de Bar (19th century)-'the great temple of Bhuvaneshwara'-engraving-1869
From Revue 'Le Tour du Monde'

Alexandre de Bar (19th century)-'temples of Bhovaneshwar'-1892   in W. W. Birdsall; The world: its cities and peoples

Hindu deities

Among Hindu deities there are: Vishnu, the supreme god; his avatar, Vasudeva; his third avatar, Varaha; Shiva and his follower Ravana; Kali or Bhairavi.

Entre as divindades Hindus contam-se Vishnu, deus supremo, Vasudeva, seu avatar, Varaha, seu terceiro avatar; Shiva e o seu seguidor Ravana; Kali ou Bhairavi.

Anonymous-'the marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki the parents of Khrisna'-miniature-1760   London-British Library (ID Add Or. 1811)

Anonymous-'Varaha with Bhu'-miniature-ca 1740   London-British Museum (OA 1966 7-25.01)

Anonymous-'Ravanna golden palace-miniature   London-British Library (ID Add 15297, fol. 27r)

Anonymous-'a woman worship a Shiva linga in a swhrine'-miniature   London-British Library (OA 1973 9-17.03)

Anonymous Punjab School (18th century)-'goddess Kali astride her consort Shiva with attendents and corpses'-miniature   London-Victoria and Albert Museum