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A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism

Bhuvaneśvara

(the ‘lord of the world’) a title of Śiva; the capital city of Orissa (Bhubaneshwar) renowned for its large number of Hindu temples dating from A.D. 750–1100 which escaped destruction by Muslim invaders and are therefore of great importance for the study of the development of Hindu temple architecture.

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BhuvaneśVara from A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism. ISBN: 0-203-98618-0. Published: 2005–05–30. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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