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Ratnagiri, Jajpur, Odisha · 20.6239°, 86.3456°
A ruined mahavihara on a hill between the Brahmani and Birupa rivers, the major Buddhist monastery of Odisha and a centre of Tantric and Vajrayana practice, with three main monuments, over seven hundred votive stupas and colossal Buddha heads recovered by excavation.
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.
Villagers long took the mounds for the palace of a mythical king and called the site the queen's mound.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Bhauma-Kara
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