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Sixteenth-century temple of Maa Samaleswari on the Mahanadi at Sambalpur, the presiding goddess of western Odisha.
The temple at Khetrajpur in Sambalpur was built in the 16th century by Raja Balaram Dev and later renovated by Chhatra Sai Deo. The goddess is a form of Shakti, and the temple is the focus of the Nuakhai harvest festival, when farmers offer their first grain. A light and sound show is held in the evening.
Hilltop shrine of the twin goddesses Tara and Tarini on Kumari hill above the Rushikulya river, near Purushottampur in Ganjam.
Shakti Peetha of Goddess Biraja (Durga) at Jajpur town, about 125 km north of Bhubaneswar, important for ancestor rites.
Eleventh-century sandstone temple of Shiva as Harihara, the largest temple of Bhubaneswar, with a spire close to 180 ft.
Twelfth-century Kalinga-style temple of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra; one of the four Char Dham shrines and the heart of Puri.
Eleventh-century temple of red-gold sandstone with no presiding deity, known for its carved celestial maidens and dikpalas.
Rock-cut Jain caves on twin hills, carved in the 2nd century BCE under King Kharavela, with the Hathigumpha inscription.
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