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Brahma Temple, Bindusagar

Bindusagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2456°, 85.8372°

Brahma, with Bhuvaneshvari as consortGajapatiLate Kalinga
Sacred since
1400 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
15th–16th c. (Gajapati)
Gajapati

History & significance

A late-Kalingan shrine on the Bindusagar tank in old Bhubaneswar, unusual in India for having Brahma as its presiding deity. It was built under the Gajapati rulers and is tied ritually to the Lingaraja temple nearby.

Sthala katha — the legend

It is said that Brahma came to Lingaraja's coronation and promised to return every year in the month of Chaitra to serve as the charioteer of Lingaraja's car.

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Sources

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