Brahmani temple

Brahmani temple is a Hindu and Buddhist temple located in Avana, Baleswar, Orissa, India built in the 10th–11th centuries A.D. It is a living temple and the presiding deity is an eight-armed three-faced Chamunda image. It is a protected monument of Orissa State Archaeology.LocationIt is on the left bank of the river Son and is about 6 km north of Ajodhya. It is 21 km from the Baleshwar town, Orissa.ConstructionIt is a pidha temple followed by a flat roofed open mandapa. The presiding deity of the temple is an eight-armed Chamunda image and iconographically it can be dated to the 10th–11th centuries A.D. The temple is a modern one but it houses a few important specimen of Buddhist and Saviate sculptures, datable to the same centuries.QuantificationArea dimension : 4.20 m x 4.00 m x 6.50 mNumber of blocks: Two, vimana followed by a mandapaSpatial organizationOrientation: Facing towards westPlan: The vimana is square; mandapa is rectangularAllocation of spaces: 10 m x 4.50 m in length and width respectivelyArchitectural styleOrnamentationExteriors: PlainInteriors: PlainMovable collections: Four-armed Avaloketesvara, eight-armed and three-faced Chamunda.It is a recently built shrine with pancharatha on plan and panchanga bada in elevation.