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Kapilash, Dhenkanal district, Odisha · 20.6821°, 85.7631°
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.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The hill is identified with the ashram of the sage Kapila and is called by some a second Kailash of Shiva.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Eastern Ganga
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