Each room measures 6.15 metres in length x 3.45 metres in width. With a central courtyard, there are three living rooms in each side of the Matha. On elevation, the Matha is a three storied building measuring 11.50 metres in height. The Matha stands on a high platform measuring 1.50 metres and it has seven mouldings. The Matha is square on a plan measuring 26.00 m 2.
During Prathamastami, Lord Lingaraja comes here to visit his uncle in the Matha. Rituals like Kartika purnima, Prathamastami, Durga puja, etc., are celebrated.
The Matha is facing towards the west.Īccording to local legend as narrated by the Mahanta, the monastery was established by Yajati Kesari, the builder of the Lingaraja Temple, and the Matha was initially used to house the artisans who were engaged in the construction of Lingaraja Temple. The Matha is surrounded by Ratha road in east, Jamesvara Patna road in south, private buildings in north and Bhrukutesvara temple in west. It is one of the oldest Hindu monasteries of Bhubaneswar. One can approach the Matha on the left side of Ratha road leading from Lingaraja to Ramesvara Goswami is the present Mahanta of the Matha. Bharati Matha is located in the Badheibanka Chowk, Old Town Bhubaneswar.
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