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High medieval · Hindu · India
Budha Ganesha Temple
Jajpur district, Odisha · 20.8577°, 86.3364°
Ganesha (in his aged form)UndeterminedKalinga
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
11th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
An 11th-century khondalite shrine near the Dasashwamedh Ghat of the Baitarani, enshrining Ganesha in an aged form. Loose sculptures of Vishnu, Mahishamardini and the Jain Tirthankara Shantinath are kept at the site, and Ganesh Chaturthi is its main festival.