Biranchinarayan Temple, Palia

Sri Biranchinarayan Temple is in Palia village, which is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Bhadrak District, Odisha, India on the way from Bhadrak to Chandabali. It occupies a significant place in the cultural map of Odisha state of India. Today, the standing Biranchi Narayan Temple stands as evidence of the heritage of Surya Upasana in Odisha. Biranchi Narayan is another name for Lord Surya, the Sun God of light and lustre. The existing temple is dedicated to Biranchi-narayan, who is enshrined as a roughly four-faced image of the Sun. A square stone slightly tapering towards the top contains four carved images of the Sun god in relief, on the four sides of a slab.[1]

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1. Biranchinarayan Temple, Palia - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
2. Wikidata Q4915594 — Wikidata