Mukteswar temple in bhubaneswar, here you may wonder what is special? yes this is special. There is a saying that all the temples near lingraj temple are brother of lord lingraj and made at the same time. Yes agreed, as the stones that used in the sculptures are rare. many people comes here to study about its sculptures. This is one among the most old temples in odisha, built in 10th century. The Mukteswar Temple is found to be the earliest work from the Somavamshi ruling period. Most historians believe the temple is the successor to Parashurameshwara Temple and built earlier to the Brahmeswara Temple (i.e. 1060 CE).  The presence of a torana or gate, which is not part of any other temple in the region, makes this temple very unique and beautiful. The jagamohana of this late 10th century temple is now a pidha deul with decorated ceiling, carved into a lotus with eight petals. The change in iconography is equally noticeable with Ketu introduced as the 9th plan...