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Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2422°, 85.8403°
One of the eight Astasambhu Shiva shrines of Bhubaneswar, standing about forty metres south of the Mukteswar temple within the Kedara-Gouri complex. Its pancharatha plan pairs a rekha vimana with a pidha jagamohana, and the sanctum floor sits below the present ground level.
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.
Local telling holds that the lovers Kedar and Gouri fled their village, that Kedar was killed by a tiger and Gouri drowned herself in the pond here, and that the king raised the temple in their memory.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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