Early medieval · Hindu · India

Brahmani Temple

Avana, Balasore district, Odisha · 21.2559°, 86.8094°

Chamunda (eight-armed, three-faced)SomavamsiKalinga (pidha vimana)

Sacred since

900 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

10th-11th c. (Somavamsi)

Somavamsi

History & significance

A laterite pidha-vimana temple of Somavamsi date at Avana in Balasore district, pancharatha in plan, enshrining a chlorite image of Chamunda. It remains in worship and is a protected monument of the Odisha State Archaeology, its loose sculpture including a four-armed Avalokiteshvara that points to a Buddhist presence at the site.

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Sources

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