Yameshwar or Jameshwar Temple is a very old temple dedicated to

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being worshiped by

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. It is situated in

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, near Bharati Matha, in Jameshwar Patna.

Architecture

The main

Vimana Vimāna are mythological flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics. The "Pushpaka Vimana" of Ravana (who took it from Kubera; Rama returned it to Kubera) is the most quoted example of a vimana. Vimanas are also menti ...

is in Rekha Deula style,

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is in Pidha Deula style and there is a detached

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. Many portions of the temple have been damaged by natural calamities as the temple is built by

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. The outer Prakara is built by

laterite Laterite is a soil type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by intensive and prolo ...

. The icons around the temple include many motifs like Dikpalas, Amarous couple, Nayikas, Vidalas, Erotics, elephant procession etc.... The inner

Garbhagriha A ''garbhagriha'' () is the innermost sanctuary of Hindu and Jain temples, often referred to as the "holy of holies" or " sanctum sanctorum". The term ''garbhagriha'' (literally, "womb chamber") comes from the Sanskrit words ''garbha'' for ...

houses

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within a circular yonipitha. The temple was built in the 13th-14th century during the

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Festivals

The Jiuntia or Puajiutia festival which is also called Dwitvahana osha falling in

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is very popular in this temple, others being

Shivaratri Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually to worship the deity Shiva, between February and March. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth day of the first half (night start with darkness - ...

and

Kartik Purnima Kartika Purnima (), also known as Kartika Pournami, is a Hindu, Sikh, and Jain cultural festival that is celebrated on ''purnima'' (full moon day), the 15th day of the lunar month Kartika. It falls on November or December of the Gregorian ...

. All Mondays and Sankramana days are important in this temple. People who visit this temple during

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nakshatra are said to be free from all miseries.

Gallery

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References

External links

Images of the temple on Indira Gandhi National Centre for the arts

temple report on Indira Gandhi National Centre for the arts
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Architecture

Festivals

See also

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References

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