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Ajaikapada Bhairava Temple

Sathalapada, Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha · 20.1647°, 86.2231°

Ekapada Bhairava, an aspect of Shiva, with a shivalinga in the sanctumSomavamsiKalinga (pidha deula)

Sacred since

900 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

early 10th c. origin; rebuilt early 20th c.

Somavamsi

History & significance

A shrine near the Alaka branch of the Mahanadi in Jagatsinghpur district traced by archaeological survey to the early 10th century under the Somavamsi kings; ruined by flooding and invasion, it was rebuilt in the early twentieth century around its one-footed Bhairava image.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Somavamsi