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Historic sites in Odisha

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This article lists monuments and sites of historic importance in Odisha, India

Prehistoric

Site	Date(s)	Picture	Location	Description	References
Gudahandi rock paintings	c. 20000 BCE		Kalahandi district	Rock paintings from upper paleolithic.
Vikramkhol	c.3000 BCE		Jharsuguda	Prehistoric human rock shelter with inscriptions.	[1]

Ancient

Singhpur (In Jajpur Dist): Some historians say it was the capital of Sinha Bahu, a Kalinga King who was contemporary of Lord Buddh and Bimbisar of Rajgrih. His exiled son Prince Vijaya established Sinhalese dynasty in Sri Lanka. The Archaeological Survey of India has been requested to excavate this site to unravel the truth.

Site	Date(s)	Picture	Location	Description	References
Dhauli	262 BCE		Dhauli, Bhubaneswar	Site of the Kalinga War	[2]
Sisupalgarh	c.300 CE		Bhubaneswar 20°13′35.9″N85°51′11.0″E	Ancient fort	[3]
Asurgarh	c.6th century CE		Kalahandi	Ancient fort with a moat and surviving ramparts of 9 metres.	[4]
Bindusagar Tank	c. 7-8th century CE		Old Town, Bhubaneswar	A ritual tank with a shrine in the centre.	[5]
Chausath Yogini Temples	c. 9th century CE		Jharial, Bolangir	A group of 64 yogini temples.	[6]
Chausathi Jogini Temple	9th century CE		Hirapur, Khurda	Hypaethral temple for 64 Yoginis in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar	[7]
Anantashayana Vishnu	9th century CE		Sarang, Dhenkanal	15 metre long rock cut image of Vishnu lying in rest.	[8]

Medieval[edit]

Site	Date(s)	Picture	Location	Description	References
Ratnagiri	c.10th century		Jajpur	Buddhist monastery built by the Bhauma-Kara dynasty	[9]
Lalitgiri	c.10th century		Cuttack	A group Buddhist monasteries.	[10]
Brahmeswara Temple	1058 CE		Bhubaneswar	Shiva temple built during reign of the Somavamsis	[11]
Jagannath Temple	c.1090		Puri	Vaishnava temple built by Eastern Ganga dynasty kings.	[12]
Lingaraja Temple	c.1100		Bhubaneswar	Shiva temple built by Somavamsi kings.	[13]
Gundicha Temple	12th century		Puri	Built by the Eastern Ganga dynasty. Houses the main idols during the Ratha Yatra festival.	[14][15]
Barabati fort	c. 1230		Cuttack	Presumed to have been built by Anangabhimadev III of the Eastern Ganga dynasty	[16]
Kapilash Temple	1246		Dhenkanal	Shiva temple constructed by Narasimhadeva I.	[17]
Konark Sun Temple	c. 1250		Konark	Supposedly built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynastyaround 1250.	[18]
Ananta Vasudeva Temple	c.1278		Bhubaneswar	Vaishnava temple built by Queen Chandrika, daughter of Anangabhimadeva III, of the Eastern Ganga dynasty	[12][19]
AtharanalaBridge	c.1300		Puri 19°49′11″N85°49′54.1″E	Bridge with 18 arches, purportedly built by Narasimhadeva II of Eastern Ganga Dynasty.	[20]
Biraja Temple, Jajpur	13th Century		Built originally by Jajati Keshari of Soma Dynasty
Annakoteshvara Temple	16th Century		Latadeipur, Gondia, Dhenkanal	Shiva temple built during the reign of the Gajapati dynasty	[21][22]
Baladevjew Temple	1707		Kendrapara	Temple built during Maratha occupation of Orissa.	[23]
Qadam-e-Rasool	1718		Cuttack	Mosque built by Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan. Purportedly contains a Qadam Rasul (footprint of the Prophet Muhammad).	[24]

Colonial[edit]

Site	Date(s)	Picture	Location	Description	References
Joranda Gadi	Early 20th century		Joranda, Dhenkanal	Contains the samadhi of the founder of the Mahima Dharma sect.	[25]
Inchudi	1930		Balasore	Site of Salt Satyagraha in the state.	[26]