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High medieval · Hindu · India

Ghanteswari Temple

Chiplima, Sambalpur district, Odisha · 21.3547°, 83.9192°

Ghanteswari, the goddess of bellsUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A goddess shrine on the Mahanadi at Chiplima, some thirty kilometres from Sambalpur in Odisha, hung with bells offered by devotees. It is called a lighthouse without light, because early boatmen used the sound of its bells as a warning of dangerous winds at the river bend.

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Sources

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