Chakresvara Tank is behind the Chakresvara temple which is in the Hatiasuni lane, Rajarani colony, Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...

. One can approach the site at the end of the Hatiasuni lane branching from tankapani road. It is situated to the south west of Rajarani temple. The tank is surrounded by Chakresvara temple in east, residential building in north, and pasture

Pasture

Pasture is land used for grazing. Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, cattle, sheep or swine. The vegetation of tended pasture, forage, consists mainly of grasses, with an interspersion of legumes and other forbs...

land on other two sides.

History

The tank was supposed to be built around early part of 20^th century A.D. The tank is under the private possession of Sri. Arakhita Behera who is residing in the same Hatiasuni lane in front of the Chakresvara temple.

Architectural Feature

The tank is square on plan with laterite embankments. The tank is fed by a natural spring which keeps the water level constant through out the year. There is an outlet channel in the south west corner to discharge the excess and waste water.