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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Kalika Siva Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2288°, 85.8275°
Shiva, as a lingam in a circular yonipithaUndeterminedKalinga (pidha order)
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th-11th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
A small medieval sandstone shrine of about four metres beside the Manikarnika tank embankment just outside the Kapilesvara temple compound in Bhubaneswar; still in worship, it was repaired by Odisha State Archaeology and is looked after by the Kapilesvara Trust Board.