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High medieval · Hindu · India

Bharati Matha Temple

Bhubaneswar, Khurda district, Odisha · 20.2405°, 85.8324°

ShivaSomavamsiKalinga
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
11th c.
Somavamsi

History & significance

A monastic establishment with a Shiva shrine in Bhubaneswar, said to have been founded by Yayati Kesari, the builder of the Lingaraja temple, and to have first housed the artisans working on that project. It is dated to the 11th century and built in the Kalinga manner.

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Sources

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