The Kalingan temples have two parts: the sanctum, called "vimana", and a place from where pilgrims view the sanctum, called the "jagamohana" (hall of worshippers). Parashurameshvara Temple is the first to have this additional structure. The initial "deul" temples were without the "jagamohana" as seen in some of the older temples in Bhubaneswar, while the later temples had two additional structures namely "nata-mandapa" (festival hall) and "bhoga-mandapa" (hall of offerings). The "vimana" is square in plan and the walls have sections called "rathas" or "pagas". The "vimana" has a curvilinear tower (called "bada") in the form of a pyramid composed of horizontal planes. The sanctum of the temple measures from the inside, from the outside and has a height of . Amalaka, a stone disk with ridges on the rim, is placed over the "bada" of the temple.