High medieval · Hindu · India

Laddu Baba Temple

Sharanakula, Nayagarh, Odisha · 20.0320°, 85.0850°

Shiva (as Laddukeshwar)UndeterminedKalinga and Dravidian fusion

Sacred since

1000 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

medieval

Undetermined

History & significance

A medieval Shiva temple at Sharanakula in Nayagarh district that blends Kalinga and Dravidian forms and is a focus of Shaiva worship in southern Odisha. Unusually for a Hindu temple, its priesthood has long been drawn from lower castes; Mahashivaratri is its main festival.

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