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Kichakeshwari Temple

କୀଚକେଶ୍ଵରୀ ମନ୍ଦିର

Khiching, Mayurbhanj, Odisha · 21.5530°, 85.4950°

Kichakeshwari Devi (Chamunda-Kali)BhanjaKalinga
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
7th–8th c.; rebuilt 1934
Bhanja

History & significance

Tutelary goddess of the Bhanja rulers at Khiching, their old capital, the shrine is built entirely of black chlorite and enshrines a ten-armed Chamunda-Kali. The present rekha vimana is a 1934 reconstruction by Maharaja Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo; an attached museum founded in 1922 is the second-oldest in Odisha.

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Sources

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