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Sonepur, Odisha · 20.8337°, 83.9144°
A Shiva temple on the bank of the Tel river at Sonepur in Subarnapur district, in a town so full of shrines that it is popularly called the second Varanasi. Shivaratri and Kartik Purnima draw thousands of pilgrims.
A local tale of a rain of gold coins granted to a devotee is said to have given the town the names Sonepur and Subarnapur, from the word for gold.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined