Mahishamardini Durga (eight-armed)Bhauma-KaraKhakhara vimana, early Kalinga
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
8th c. (Bhauma-Kara)
Bhauma-Kara
History & significance
An eighth-century shrine at Baideshwar in Cuttack district built as a khakhara vimana in the early Kalinga manner, comparable to the Vaital Deula and the Varahi Deula at Chaurasi. Besides the eight-armed Durga it houses images of Parvati, Aja-Ekapada Bhairava and Ganesha.