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Bissam Cuttack, Rayagada district, Odisha · 19.5029°, 83.5100°
The only shrine in Odisha to the sister goddesses Markama and Karkama, at Bissam Cuttack in Rayagada district; the goddess served as tutelary deity of the Thatraja rulers, and the buffalo sacrifice once held here was discontinued in 1955.
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 accounts hold that Markama helped the king of Bissam Cuttack win a war by mesmerising the enemy's soldiers.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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