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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Akhadachandi Temple
Badu Sahi, Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Khordha district, Odisha · 20.2408°, 85.8337°
MahishasuramardiniUndeterminedKhakhara (Kalinga)
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
A 10th-century goddess shrine on the south-western embankment of the Bindusagar tank in old Bhubaneswar, built of coarse sandstone to the barrel-roofed khakhara plan. It is also known as the Anshuman temple, and the image of Mahishasuramardini faces east while the building faces south.