One of the oldest Hindu temples in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, is the Lingaraja Temple, which is devoted to Shiva. The temple is one of the top tourist destinations and the most noticeable feature in Bhubaneswar. Parvati, consort of Shiva and the goddess who rules the temple, is known as Annapurna or Girija. The current version of the temple was created in the final ten years of the eleventh century. According to several seventh-century Sanskrit literature, there is p ... (Read More)