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Multi-periodSite Name: Vaital templeCountry: India
NOTE: This site is 21.847 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Bhbaneshwar
Latitude: 20.270575N Longitude: 85.806042E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Temple in India
Vaital temple, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa
Dated to the 8th century CE and is dedicated to the deity Chamunda Devi (Kali). It is believed to be the main centre of Tantric worship. The temple has double storey 'Wagon roof', an influence of Buddhist cave architecture.
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