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Kapilash Temple

Kapilash, Dhenkanal district, Odisha · 20.6821°, 85.7631°

Shiva (as Chandrasekhar)Eastern Ganga—
Sacred since
1246 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1246 (Eastern Ganga)
Eastern Ganga

History & significance

A hill temple to Shiva as Chandrasekhar in Dhenkanal district, dated by its inscriptions to 1246 and credited to the Eastern Ganga king Narasingha Deva I. Its 60-foot tower stands at about 2,239 feet, reached by a flight of 1,352 steps, and shrines to Ganesha, Kartikeya, Ganga, Jagannath and Vishwanath share the complex.

Sthala katha — the legend

The hill is identified with the ashram of the sage Kapila and is called by some a second Kailash of Shiva.

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Sources

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