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The temple of Kanchi Ganesha is situated in the inner enclosure of the western side of the Jagannatha temple complex. It is a very small deula and built in sand stones. This temple consists of three structures such as vimana, jagamohana and natamandapa. All these three structures are thickly plastered with lime mortar and erected on the high platform of 5 feet. The temple faces to east. Art And Architecture of the temple:Vimana.The vimana of the temple is a pancaratha pidha deula and its height is about 25 feet from the surface of the temple complex. Base of the bada is square of 15 feet. The bada of the vimana is pancanga type i.e. having five fold divisions such as pabhaga, tala jangha, bandhana, upper jangha and baranda. The component parts of the badda are not decorated. Parsvadevatas are absent in their respective places. The bada of the vimana is surmounted by the pyramidal superstructure, which consists of five pidhas. Dopichha lions and Deula Carini figures are completely absent in their respective places. The mastaka of the vimana consists of beki, ghanta (bell shaped member) above which there is another beki, amalaka sila, khapuri and kalasa. Here the ayudha of mastaka is missing. 319

The sanctum preserves an image of Ganesa as the presiding deity of temple. The image is made of black chlorite and its height is about 5 feet. The four handed deity Ganesa has been installed in seated posture on the decorative pedestal. He displays broken tusk in right upper hand, rosary in right lower hand, parasu or hatchet in left upper hand and the left lower hand holds Sridha devi. The trunk or probosci of the deity is touching the sakti of devi. Mouse, the mount of Ganesa is also carved on the right of the pedestal. People popularly call the deity (image) as Bhanda or Natua Ganesa. On the basis of tradition, Surya Narayana Dash has described that this Ganesa image was brought from Kanci region by Kanci expedition of king Purusottama Deva of the Suryavamsi ruler of Orissa.69 After defeating king Salva-Narasimha Deva of Kanci, Purusottama Deva had taken away this image as the trophy of his victory.70 The sculptural features of the image indicate that it is not made in the traditional art style of Orissa. Most probably, it was brought from Kanci by Purusottama Deva, the Gajapati ruler of Orissa. Inner walls of the sanctum are completely undecorated. The sanctum has one doorway towards the jagamohana. The doorway is devoid of decorative ornamentation. Jagamohana:The jagamohana of the temple is a pidha deula and its height is about 15 feet from the surface of the temple complex. Base of the bada is rectangular and it measures 18 feet in length and 10 feet in width. The bada of the jagamohana is pancanga type i.e. having five fold divisions such as pabhaga, tala jamgha, bandhana, upper jangha and baranda. The body of the bada is undecorated. The gandi of jagamohana is a pyramidal superstructure. There is only kalasa installed on the top of sikhara. Inner walls of the jagamohana are completely plain. It has two doorways; one on the eastern side and another on the western side. NatamandapaThe natamandapa of the temple is an open flat roof structure. Its height is about 12 feet from the surface of the temple complex. The base of the structure is rectangular and it measures 22 feet in length and 8 feet in width. Masonry steps of ascending order are provided for approach towards the natamandapa as well as the sanctum. 320

Considering the architectural designs, the date of the temple can be tentatively assigned to the 2nd half of the 15th century AD.