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Durga Temple, Motia

Motia, Cuttack district, Odisha · 20.0697°, 86.1253°

Mahishamardini Durga (with Chamunda)SomavamsiKalinga
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th c. (Somavamsi)
Somavamsi

History & significance

A tenth-century Kalinga temple near Krushnaprasad in Cuttack district whose four-armed goddess is shown slaying Mahishasura with conch and discus in her upper hands. Sculptures recovered from the site by the Archaeological Survey of India place its origin in the Somavamsi period, with eight-armed Durga pieces comparable to those at the Vaital temple.

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Sources

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