LOCATION
Ladubaba Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva worshiped as Ladukesh Mahesh but affectionately called Ladubaba in the town of Saranakul in Nayagarh District of Odisha. The Shrine of Lord Ladukesh Mahesh, known popularly as Ladubaba is situated 100 kms from Bhubaneswar on the Nayagrah-Aska Road and 13 kms from Nayagarh town. The temple dating back to medieval times shows a fusion of kalinga and dravidian temple architecture.
The region is popularly known as Hari and Hara and it is the religious significance, which constitute it as the important center in the tourism industry of Nayagarh.During the occasion of Mahashivaratri, a bulk of pilgrims assembles at the core of the city
site map:-http://wikimapia.org/813597/Sarankul
LADUBABA temple is built in REKHA STYLE. Its height is 60 feet from the PADMAPRUSTHA. Its shape is like a RATHA (WOODEN CAR). It has five temples, i.e. the main MANDIR, the MUKHASHALA, the GHANTABAJA, the MAHANA, & NATA MANDIR, having symmetry with LORD PANCHANANA. The temple is made of hard BAULAMALA stone. The stones are brought from GAYALASINGH, SULIA and KOMANDA of Nayagarh District. The foundation of the temple is made of laterite stone. The stone before use was cut in a special way and was then polished to make smooth. After that they were joined with a special type of gum. In the main temple no iron was used. But for durability in later days iron was used in the basement of the main temple to join stones with each other. Stone lintels were used. The temple is on 20° east longitude. For this only the temple is placed a little to the north on the PADMAPRUSTHA(basement) so that sun rays on 21st march and 23rd September fall on the LINGA. For this cause the south side of the PADMAPRUSTHA is wider than the north side. Lord Ganesh, lord Kartika and Ganga Mata were placed as PARSHWA DEVATA. The temple occupies an area of 1.16 Acers.
Some says KABI SAMRATA UPENDRA BHANJA had come here and do JAPA of the great RAMA TARAKA MANTRA. So according to this source the temple was made before 14th century AD.
Mr. Toshabanta Kar , The PARICHHA of the temple says that the officers of archaeology department of India after testing the stones in the PADMAPRUSTHA came to the conclusion that the age of the temple is about 1500 years.
But till now no stone carving, copper plate or any historical evidences as such are not found. So nothing can be told accurately about the builder or the time of construction of the temple.
The region is popularly known as Hari and Hara and it is the religious significance, which constitute it as the important center in the tourism industry of Nayagarh.During the occasion of Mahashivaratri, a bulk of pilgrims assembles at the core of the city
site map:-http://wikimapia.org/813597/Sarankul
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE TEMPLE
TIME OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE
According to sculpture books stones fall down from a temple after near about 1000 years of its construction. About 100 years ago a piece of stone was fallen down from LADUBABA temple. According to this source the age of the temple is near about 1100 years. That means the temple was built on 9th or 10th century AD. Some says KABI SAMRATA UPENDRA BHANJA had come here and do JAPA of the great RAMA TARAKA MANTRA. So according to this source the temple was made before 14th century AD.
Mr. Toshabanta Kar , The PARICHHA of the temple says that the officers of archaeology department of India after testing the stones in the PADMAPRUSTHA came to the conclusion that the age of the temple is about 1500 years.
But till now no stone carving, copper plate or any historical evidences as such are not found. So nothing can be told accurately about the builder or the time of construction of the temple.
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