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High medieval · Hindu · India

Mahakala-Mahakali Temple

Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2376°, 85.8343°

Shiva as Mahakala, with Mahakali (two lingams)UndeterminedKalinga
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
11th c.
Undetermined

History & significance

An eleventh-century shrine just beyond the eastern compound wall of the Lingaraja temple, its two lingams set in yonipithas about four metres below present ground level. The superstructure is gone, leaving the sanctum itself as the surviving fabric.

Sthala katha — the legend

Local tradition holds the two lingams to be the parents of Lord Lingaraja.

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Sources

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