High medieval · Hindu · India
Biranchinarayan Temple, Palia Palia, Bhadrak district, Odisha · 21.0275°, 86.6111°
Surya (Biranchi Narayan) Undetermined Kalinga
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th c.; rebuilt early 20th c.
Undetermined
History & significance A thirteenth-century sun temple at Palia in Bhadrak district, reconstructed in the early twentieth century by a local zamindar. Its sanctum holds a four-faced stone Surya image on a seven-horse chariot, and its eastern doorjambs appear to be reused from a 10th-11th century Shaiva temple.
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coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined