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Kedareswar is a Shiva temple in the Kedara-Gouri precinct on the Bhubaneswar to Puri road, near the Mukteswar temple. It is counted among the eight Ashta Sambhu temples of Bhubaneswar. The temple faces south and the deity is a circular sandstone yonipitha, the lingam at its centre being missing. A second shrine in the same precinct is dedicated to Gouri, the goddess Parvati. Architecture and decoration resemble the Siddheswar temple and point to the Ganga period. The precinct is managed by the Kedar-Gouri Trust Board, and couples visit to pray for a smooth marriage.
mythology
According to a local story recorded in Wikipedia, a couple was killed by a tiger at this place. Gouri, hearing of it, is said to have jumped into the pond here. The story is told in connection with the Kedara-Gouri pair of shrines, and lovers come to pray for a happy wedlock without obstacles. The...
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