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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Narayani Temple
Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2431°, 85.8350°
Durga (Narayani)UndeterminedKalinga
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
7th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
An early Odishan shrine to Durga as Narayani, dated in the sources to the seventh century and built in the Kalinga manner. The goddess is invoked here as a giver of wealth and abundance.