The Parsuramesvara Temple Is Completed

Constructed in present-day Bhubaneswar, Odisha with the patronage of the Shailodbhava dynasty the Parashurameshvara temple forms the earliest known extant temple made in the Kalinga style of architecture. Although still in its infancy, the style in this basic structure is already pronounced, as seen in the tiered curvilinear vimana (tower) and the intricately decorated outer surfaces of the jagamohana (worshippers’ hall). These and other features will go on to become definitive of the Kalinga style in the region in later centuries.