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Cuttack district, Odisha · 20.5894°, 86.2516°
The oldest Buddhist site in Odisha and part of the Diamond Triangle, with an apsidal chaitya-griha, four monasteries and a stupa that yielded relic caskets, showing occupation from the 3rd century BCE through the Tantric period.
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 site was once identified with the Pushpagiri Vihara described by Xuanzang, though excavation later placed Pushpagiri at Langudi hill.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Bhauma-Kara and earlier
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