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temple of Alabuke艣vara built by Lal膩tendu Keshar墨 (AD 623 to 627 AD). 18B.K.Ratha
has described that the temple of Lokanatha was constructed in the 19th century
A.D. Jagabandhu P膩dhi has described that Udyata Ke艣ar墨 (AD 1040-1065), son of
Yay膩ti-II of Soma dynasty had a second name 膧lbuka Ke艣ar墨 and it is stated that he
had constructed the temple of Lokan膩tha at Puri and that it originally had the
name Laukan膩tha, 膧labuke艣vara or Albukn膩tha.20 Architectural designs and
sculptural features of the temple also suggest that it belonged to the Somava峁僺i
period. Most of the scholars accept that the Saiva temples of Puri town or
Purusottama k峁�etra were constructed during the Somava峁僺i period of Orissa
history. On the basis of the architectural style, the construction period of the
Lokanatha temple can be tentatively assigned to the eleventh century AD and
probably, it was built before the construction of the present temple of Lord
Jagannatha. The available sculptures, which are now in the precincts of the temple
complex, were made in later period of the temple construction.
A Trust Board under the control of State Endowment Commissioner is
managing the temple of Lokan膩tha at present.
2. Yame艣vara Temple
The temple of Yame艣vara is one of the important 艢aiva shrines of the
k峁�etra. This shrine is exactly located in the Gau岣峚b膩岣峚 S膩hi, at a distance of half
mile to the south west of the Jagannatha temple complex of Puri. It is a small
temple of little architectural importance.2 On the basis of the cultural importance of
the shrine, the place is popularly known as Yamanakatirtha of Orissa.22 The temple
of Yame艣vara is said to have been built by Yama, the ruler of the nether regions,
but it is poor in appearance and of no interest to the antiquarian. 23 This temple is
erected in a much deeper surrounding ground level. From the architectural point
of view, this temple has no so importance but from the cultural point of view, it is
one of the important tirthas of Orissa. So those devotees who come to visit Lord
Jagannatha temple, they also visit the Yame艣vara temple.
Kapila Samhita gives a list of seven sacred spots of Puri town. Out of
these, the temple of Yame艣vara is one of the important 艢aiva shrines of the k峁�etra
of Purusottama i.e. Puri town. There is no domination of Lord Yama in the k峁�etra
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