Chausath Yogini

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Bhubaneswar		Chausath Yogini	≈ 40Mins
Bhubaneswar		Chausath Yogini	≈ 30Mins

BSET TIME TO VISIT : January to December

OPENS TILL : 06AM – 07PM

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Entry fee : Rs. Free/-
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Chausath Yogini Temple is a Hindu temple located at Hirapur, Bhubaneswar. Of the 4 Chausath Yogini temples surviving in India, the Hirapur temple is the most effective active one. Situated at the bans of Bhargavi River, it’s miles one of the famous locations to visit close to Bhubaneswar. Also referred to as Mahamaya Temple, the temple is believed to be built via the Queen Hiradevi of Bhauma dynasty in the course of the 9th century. The Hirapur Temple is the smallest of the Yogini temples in India. It measures best thirty feet in diameter, and is infrequently 8 feet high. It is built in a round style with blocks of sand stone.

The 64 yoginis have evolved from the Saptamatrukas (Sata Bhaunis in Odia) who are the personified powers (Shakti) of different Devas – Brahmani, Vaishnavi, Maheshwari, Indrani, Kaumari, Varahi & Chamunda. Additional member include Narsimhi, making it Astamatrukas.

The Yoginis here are extraordinary standing figures, all delightfully poised with the soft smile that further enhances their beauty, while the fact that some of the Yoginis have animal heads does not detract from their attractiveness.

The Yogini traditions are tantric in nature and therefore have strong connections to rural and tribal traditions.

The Yogini traditions are tantric in nature and consequently have robust connections to rural and tribal traditions. Adorned in crimson fabric and vermilion, Mahamaya is the presiding deity of the temple. The interior partitions of the temple include 60 niches, one each for the Yogini statues, two toes tall, sculpted from high-quality gray chlorite stone. Three yoginis decorate the imperative pillar or Chandi Mandap along with four Bhairavas. While three of the Bhairavas are sculpted in sitting posture, one in every of them is status and is called as Ekapada Bhairav. The Chandi Mandap by design contained a statue of Lord Shiva as dancing Nataraja, but is presently lacking.

Adorned in red cloth and vermilion, Mahamaya is the presiding deity of the temple. The interior walls of the temple contains 60 niches, one each for the Yogini statues, two feet tall, sculpted from fine grey chlorite stone. Three yoginis adorn the central pillar or Chandi Mandap along with four Bhairavas. While three of the Bhairavas are sculpted in sitting posture, one of them is standing and is termed as Ekapada Bhairav. The Chandi Mandap by design contained a statue of Lord Shiva as dancing Nataraja, but is currently missing.

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It is built in a circular fashion with blocks of sand stone.

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A typical Hindu temple is square and its orientation is linear, the deity facing the east mostly. But these circular temples, the deities facing every direction, though the entrance to the well-like structure does face the east. The characteristic vimana or dome is missing; in fact the temples have no roof. In Odisha, at Hirapur and Ranipur, the images of the yoginis are embedded in the inner walls and face the central shrine. In Madhya Pradesh, at Bedaghat and Mitaoli, the yoginis have individual pillared shrines with a roof but they all open into a central circular courtyard. The images are relatively intact in Hirapur, Ranipur and Jabalpur. Only three images survive in Khajuraho. In Morena, there is no iconography. Were they removed, and replaced with Shiva-linga