Ekamra Kshetra

Ekamra Kshetra
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKhordha district
Location
LocationOld Town, Bhubaneswar
StateOdisha
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates20°14′18″N 85°50′01″E / 20.23833°N 85.83361°E / 20.23833; 85.83361
Architecture
TypeKalinga Architecture

Ekamra Kshetra or the temple city of Bhubaneswar is a series of ancient sandstone temples, heritage ponds and water tanks, its wealth of monuments is testament to an ancient continuous architectural and historical heritage covering over 2,000 years from the 3rd century BC to the 15th century AD.[1][2][3] It has been listed as a tentative site in UNESCO World Heritage[2] list.

  1. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Ekamra Kshetra – The Temple City, Bhubaneswar". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  2. ^ a b "Ekamra Kshetra - The Temple City, Bhubaneswar - World Heritage Site - Pictures, Info and Travel Reports". www.worldheritagesite.org.
  3. ^ Desk, India TV News (25 March 2014). "Know why Bhubaneswar is called city of temples (watch pics)". www.indiatvnews.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)