Shiva is the subject of the Hindu temple known as Brahmeswara Temple. The distance between this Temple and Bhubaneswar Railway Station in Odisha, India, is 5 km. It has intricate carvings both inside and out and was constructed towards the end of the ninth century CE. We can pretty precisely date this Hindu temple by using inscriptions that were originally on it. Although they are no longer there, records of them have been kept, providing data up until 1058 CE. In the 18th year of the Somavamsi monarch Udyotakesari’s reign, or 1058 CE, his mother Kolavati Devi constructed the temple.
Historians place the temple to belong to the late 11th century, as evidenced by an inscription brought from Bhubaneshwar to Calcutta. The temple was built by Kolavatidevi, the mother of Somavamsi king Udyota Kesari, according to the inscription. It was constructed with four Natyasalas in Ekamra at a location known as Siddhatirtha (modern-day Bhubaneswar). The inscription was discovered in the 18th renal year of Udyotha Kesari, which corresponded to 1060 CE. Because the inscription is no longer in its original location, historians speculate that it may refer to another temple, but based on the location and other features specified, it is determined that the inscription belongs to the temple. Another point raised by Panigrahi is that the four cardinal temples are Angasalas (associate temples) rather than Natyasalas (dance halls) as the inscription indicates.
Books Info
| Books name | Brahmeshwara Shilalipi/ ବ୍ରହ୍ମେଶ୍ବର ଶିଳାଲିପି |
| Author | Ratnakara Gargabatu |
| No Of pages | 14 |
| Publisher | NA |
| Publication | 1933 |
| Printed At | NA |
| Distributor | NA |
