File:Lakshmana temple, Sirpur Chhattisgarh.jpg

Object location	21° 21′ 11.36″ N, 82° 11′ 12.25″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	21.353156; 82.186736

The Lakshmana temple is a collection of ruins and a standing Hindu temple predominantly made of bricks. It is dated to the first half of the 7th century CE, built in Kosala dynasty period by a Queen named Vasata. The temple is dedicated to Vishnu, but reverentially features Shaiva and Shakti ideas and iconography.

The temple originally consisted of main shrine and smaller shrines. There is a large mandapa in front of the main shrine. The other foundations also show evidence of mandapa and other structures. All except one structure is gone, with only foundation and base structure now visible. The steps to the main structure has been restored.

The standing brick structure shows eroded reliefs. Its doorway is made of stone. A Seshasayi Vishnu (lalatabimba legend) along with various avatars of Vishnu are visible at the entrance of the garbha griya. Other Hindu celebration motifs of mithuna (love, eros), ratna (jewelry), rasa lila (play of life, particularly using Krishna), and cultural/social themes. For further discussions and scholarly sources, see Sirpur – An Icon of Dakshina-Kosala.

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