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Kumbhirgadi, Bhograi (Balasore district), Odisha · 21.6242°, 87.4532°
A Shiva temple at Kumbhirgadi in the Bhograi block of Balasore district, whose black granite lingam measures twelve feet by fourteen with only half of it above ground and an octagonal middle section, and is claimed to be the largest in Asia. Maha Shivaratri is the main observance.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Ravana is said to have received the lingam from Shiva with a warning never to set it down, and to have planted it here in desperation while carrying it in the Pushpaka Vimana.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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