Panchalingeshwar Temple, Hindu temple in Baleswar District, India

The Panchalingeshwar Temple sits on a natural rock formation where five stone Shiva lingams are positioned beneath flowing water from a spring. The lingams remain continuously submerged under this natural water stream throughout the year.

Local tradition holds that Sita, wife of Rama, enshrined the five Shivalingas during the couple's exile, while another account credits King Banasura with worshipping the self-manifested lingas at this spot. The site is a natural rock formation on a hillock in the Deogiri range, near Nilagiri, rather than a built temple.

The name Panchalingeswar refers to the five Shivalingas worshipped in the stream at the foot of the hill. During Saraswati Puja a five-day fair is held here, drawing crowds who come for darshan and to buy goods. On the summit of Devagiri hill stands the shrine of Mandaleswari Devi, also called Barsha Devi; people worship her to bring rain.

The temple lies 27.7 km south-west of Balasore and 10 km from Nilagiri, reached by regular buses from both towns. To touch the five lingas, worshippers lie flat on the rock beside the stream and reach into the natural water reservoir. A government rest house (panthashala) stands at the site.

The five lingams are hidden inside a natural rock reservoir and washed by a perennial hill stream; pilgrims lie flat on the rock, parallel to the water, to reach in and touch them. Local lore also holds that a tunnel runs from the hill's base toward Mangalpur and the fort.