Rajarani Temple

Bhubaneswar, India

Also known as: राजाराणी मंदिरराजाराणीमन्दिरम्राजारानी मंदिरরাজারাণী মন্দিরਰਾਜਰਾਣੀ ਮੰਦਿਰରାଜାରାଣୀ ମନ୍ଦିରராஜாராணி கோயில்రాజారాణి ఆలయంರಾಜರಾಣಿ ದೇವಾಲಯരാജരാണി ക്ഷേത്രം

The temple is believed to have been known originally as Indreswara. It is locally known as a "love temple" because of the erotic carvings of women and couples in the temple. Rajarani Temple is built in the pancharatha style on a raised platform with two structures: a central shrine called the vimana — Photo: Chowbeypiali via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rajarani Temple is an 11th-century CE Hindu temple located in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, India. Believed to be devoted to Lord Shiva, the shrine is called Raja Rani because it is made of yellow and red sandstone and the two colors are locally called ‘Raja Rani’.[2]

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Key facts

Presiding deity	Shiva[1]
Heritage listing	Monument of National Importance[1]
Location	Bhubaneswar, India
Status	Active

Sources

Wikidata Q6507638 — Wikidata
Rajarani Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia