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.
Odisha
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
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.