Lingaraj temple, Bhubaneshwar : Lingaraj temple is dedicated to Shiva and is a magnificent example of the temple architecture of Orissa. The crowning achievement of the architect is the design of the graceful contour of its towering Gandi. The temple is a combination of four structures, all in the same axial alignment - Deul, Jagamohana, Nata Madira and Bhoga mandapa, the last two being subsequent additions.

The complex is enclosed by a massive compound wall pierced by an imposing portal on the east and two secondary gates on the north and south. There are 150 subsidiary shrines within the Lingaraj complex. Just north of this temple is the sacred lake Bindu sagar with a tiny island in the centre, where there are many lesser shrines. Here, once in a year, Lingaraj himself is brought for ritual ablutions.