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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Bhuvaneshwar Temple, Boudh
Boudh, Odisha · 20.8442°, 84.3163°
ShivaSomavamsiRekha deula, South Kosala
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th c. (Somavamsi)
Somavamsi
History & significance
A tenth-century Shiva temple at Malipara in Boudh town, on the right bank of the Mahanadi, raised under Somavamsi rule. Its walls carry khakhara-mundis and carved figures that include Ganesha alongside Jaina Tirthankaras.