. Bhuvaneśvara Establishes Śankara-vāpī & Bindu-sarovara who are ignorant of historical facts, to prove that this holy place is more ancient than it actually is. The exact date of the construction of the Bhuvaneçvara Temple and jagamohana is found in a stone inscription carved at the time of that construction. The famous Anaìga-bhéma, who is said to be the builder of the Çré Puruñottama Temple, is also described in that stone inscription to be the builder of the Bhuvaneçvara Temple. Thirty-four years of Anaìga-bhéma are described in that stone inscription. In the stone inscription of Cäteçvara and in the royal inscription on a copper plate of the second Narasiàhadeva the names of two persons called Anaìga-bhéma, or Aniyaìka-bhéma, are found. The first Anaìga-bhéma was the fourth son of Cauòa Gaìgä. He ruled the kingdom for ten years. He conquered Orissa and built the temple of Çré Puruñottama. The second Anaìga-bhéma was the grandson of the first Anaìga-bhéma and the son of Räjaräja. He ruled the kingdom for thirty-four years up to A.D. 1253. Since the stone inscription in the Bhuvaneçvara temple mentions thirty-four years in connection with Aniyaìka-bhéma, the son of Räjaräja, some archeologists ascertain the second Aniyaìka-bhéma, or Anaìga-bhéma, as the actual builder of the Bhuvaneçvara Temple. This second Aniyaìka-bhéma built many large temples in Cuttack and many places in the districts of Puré and Gaïjäma.
The Temple of Ananta Väsudeva
Is the Most Ancient Temple in Bhuvaneçvara We have already discussed something about the temple of Ananta Väsudeva, situated on the eastern bank of the Bindu-sarovara in front of the middle ghäöa. This temple is one hundred thirty-one feet long and one hundred seventeen feet wide. The main hall is ninety-six feet long and twenty-five feet wide. Adjacent to the main temple is the jagamohana, behind that is the nätya-mandira, and behind that is the bhoga-maëòapa. From ground level to the kalasa, the temple is sixty feet tall. Inside the nätya-mandira is a deity of Garuòa made of black stone. The Deity of Ananta Väsudeva Viñëu is situated within the main
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