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High medieval · Hindu · India

Kharakhia Vaidyanatha Precinct

Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2350°, 85.8333°

Shiva (lingam)UndeterminedKalinga
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva precinct in Bhubaneswar whose lingam stands in a large circular stone yonipitha on a raised platform beneath a pipal tree. It is called Kharakhia because the shrine is open to the sky and the sun falls directly on the lingam all day; an old laterite well stands beside it.

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Sources

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