Baitala Deula

Bhubaneswar, India

Also known as: वैतालमन्दिरम्वैताळ देउळवैताळ देउळ)বৈতাল দেউলବଇତାଳ ଦେଉଳசாமுண்டி கோயில், ஒடிசாవైతాళ దేవళంಬೈಟಾಲಾ ಡ್ಯೂಲಾබෛතාල දෙවොල

Baitala Deula (alternatively spelled Vaital Deula), 8th-century Chamunda temple in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Photo: Prateek Pattanaik via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Baitāḷa deuḷa or Vaitāḷa deuḷa is an 8th-century Hindu temple of the typical Khakara style of the Kalinga architecture dedicated to Goddess Chamunda located in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, India. It is also locally known as Tini-munḍiā deuḷå due to the three spires on top of it, a very distinct and unusual feature. The three spires are believed to represent the three powers of the goddess Chamunda - Mahasaraswati, Mahalakshmi and Mahakali.[2]

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Key facts

Founded701 CE[1]
ArchitectureKalinga architecture[1]
Heritage listingMonument of National Importance[1]
LocationBhubaneswar, India
StatusActive

History

  1. 701 CE — Founded / built[1]

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q4848728 — Wikidata
  2. Baitala Deula - Wikipedia — Wikipedia