Chakreshvari Shiva Temple

The temple is said to have been built in 10-11 AD. This temple comprises of exceptional feature among all the different temples of Bhubaneswar. There is an idol of four armed Ganesha seated on a mount, while there are images of Parvati and Kartikeya installed in front of the temple. There is also an amlaka stone in the southern part of the temple.

The temple stands on a low platform. On plan, the temple has a vimana and a renovated frontal porch. The vimana(shrine) ispancharatha and the frontal porch. On elevation, the vimana is of rekha order extends from pabhaga to kalasa. From bottom to the top, the temple has a bada, gandi and mastaka. With three-fold divisions of the bad the temple has a trianga bada. At the bottom, the pabhaga has four base mouldings of khura, kumbha, pata and basanta.

In the lalatabimba, four-armed Lord Ganesha which is found in place of the usual Gaja-laxmi. It is an exception of the temples ofBhubaneswar. Another departure is noticed at Kalarahanga where the lalatabimba is occupied by images of both Ganesha andSaraswati. In front of the temple, there are images of Parvati and Kartikeya and an amlaka stone in the southern side of the temple.

The doorjambs are decorated with three vertical bands of scroll works like puspa sakha, nara, sakha and patra sakha from exterior to interior. At the lalatabimba there is a four armed Ganesha within a niche seated over his mount mouse. At the base of the doorjamb, there are dvarapala niches on either side.
The niches enshrine two armed Saivitedwrapala holding trident in their right hands and varada in left hands. The architrave above the doorjamb is beautifully carved with Navagrahas within the niches. Surya holds lotus in his hands, Rahu holds half-moon and Ketu with a serpent tail.