Celebrating Bharat. Preserving its stories.
One step at a time

Bhaumakaras

Mahamaya Temple
Uncategorized

Mahamaya Temple

The yogini temple at Hirapur, known as the Mahamaya Temple, is a small circular shrine near Bhubaneswar whose sixty-four yogini images open a window into one of India’s most secretive cults.

Varahi Temple Chaurasi
Uncategorized

Varahi Temple

At Chaurasi in the Prachi valley of Odisha stands one of the finest temples to Varahi, the boar-faced goddess of the Sapta-matrikas, built in an unusual form suited to tantric worship.

Dhauli
Uncategorized

Dhauli

Dhauli Hill on the banks of the Daya, near Bhubaneswar, is believed to be the site of the Kalinga war. Its rock edicts and carved elephant record Ashoka’s turn from conquest to dharma.

Scroll to Top