5 Biggest temples of Shiva

Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneshwar
Lingaraj Temple is one of the oldest temples of Bhubaneswar, in Orissa. This thousand years old temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is an outstanding specimen of the Orissa style of temple building. Lingaraj Temple is the largest temple of Bhubaneswar - the highly revered Hindu pilgrimage center famous as "the city of temples" or "Temple City of India".

Lord Shiva is enshrined as 'Lingaraj' means 'the king of Lingas', where 'linga' is the phallic form of Lord Shiv. One of the noted feature of the Lingaraja temple is that Lord Ram have worshiped Goddess Shakti and Lord Shiva at the Lingaraj Temple and had received boons to demolish demon Ravana. Ashoka Ashtami Festival is celebrated every year on the eighth day of the Chaitra month in memory of Lord Rama's victory.