Brahmani temple

Brahmani temple (Odia: ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣୀ ମନ୍ଦିର) is a Hindu and Buddhist temple located in Avana, Baleswar, Odisha, India built in the 10th–11th centuries A.D. It is a living temple and the presiding deity is an eight-armed three-faced Chamunda image. It is a protected monument of Odisha State Archaeology.

Brahmani temple
ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣୀ ମନ୍ଦିର
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictBaleswar
DeityAvaloketesvara, Chamunda
FestivalsDurga Puja
Governing bodyLaxmi Narayan Puja Committee
Location
LocationAvana
StateOrissa
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates21°15′21.12″N 86°48′33.8″E
Architecture
TypeOrissan Pidha vimana temple architecture
CreatorSomavamsi rule
Completed10th–11th centuries

Location

It is on the left bank of the river Son and is about 6 km north of Ajodhya. It is 21 km from the Baleshwar town, Orissa.

Construction

It is a pidha temple followed by a flat roofed open mandapa. The presiding deity of the temple is an eight-armed Chamunda image and iconographically it can be dated to the 10th–11th centuries A.D. The temple is a modern one but it houses a few important specimen of Buddhist and Saviate sculptures, datable to the same centuries.

Quantification
  • Area dimension (L x B x H): 4.20 m x 4.00 m x 6.50 m
  • Number of blocks: Two, vimana followed by a mandapa

Spatial organization
  • Orientation: Facing towards west
  • Plan: The vimana is square; mandapa is rectangular
  • Allocation of spaces: 10 m x 4.50 m in length and width respectively

Architectural style

Ornamentation
  • Exteriors: Plain
  • Interiors: Plain
  • Movable collections: Four-armed Avaloketesvara, eight-armed and three-faced Chamunda.
  • It is a recently built shrine with pancharatha on plan and panchanga bada in elevation.

Construction technology
  • Structural System: It has a pidha vimana fronted by a flat Jaga mohan. The vimana is pancharatha on plan and panchaga bada in elevation.
  • Building techniques: Ashlar masonry
  • Material of construction: Laterite used for the temple; the images are made of chlorite stone.

Vermilion and oil is regularly applied over the images by the priest, which may be harmful for the stone carvings in long run.

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