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Kishakeshwari Temple

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Kishakeshwari Temple is a Hindu Goddess Chamunda alias Kali temple in  Khiching, the ancient capital of the Bhanja rulers, about 205 kilometers  from Balasore and 150 kilometers from Baripada in the Mayurbhanj  district of north Odisha, India.

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The temple, which is formed of chlorite, has a beautiful architectural design and is well carved from the outside.

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This temple is one of Kalinga architecture’s most stunning structures.  The temple’s style is similar to that of Bhubaneswar’s Brahmeshwara and  Lingaraj temples. 

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The temple is 100 feet (30 meters) tall and has a total space of 1,764 square feet (163.9 m2).

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A gigantic ten-armed frightening skeletal picture of Chamunda-Kali, with  stunning veins, ribs, and sunken belly, wears a garland of skulls, and  sits over a dead body, can be found in the temple. 

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History The town’s main temple is devoted to Goddess Kichakeswari, the Mayurbhanj reigning chiefs’ family goddess.

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The Goddess Kiscakeshwari was not just the Bhanj dynasty’s ishtadevata, but also the State deity.