Tirtha Atlas

The sacred geography of the Indic world — every site mapped, dated, storied, and cited.

1126 sites15 countries4 traditions30 centuries
Early medieval · Hindu · India

Varahi Deula, Chaurasi

ବାରାହୀ ଦେଉଳ

Chaurasi, Kendrapara, Odisha · 20.0585°, 86.1185°

Varahi (Matsya Varahi)SomavamshiKhakhara
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
early 10th c. (Somavamshi)
Somavamshi

History & significance

A rare sandstone khakhara-order temple of the early tenth century whose barrel-vaulted roof sets it apart from the rekha and bhadra deulas around it. Its boar-faced, pot-bellied Varahi seated in lalitasana with a fish and bowl is counted among the finest images of the goddess anywhere in India, and tantric rites including a daily fish offering continue here.

Open in Google Maps ↗Wikipedia ↗View on the atlas map

Related sites

Lingaraja Temple
Bhubaneswar · India
c. 1090–1104 (site older)
Mukteshvara Temple
Bhubaneswar · India
c. 950–975 CE
Rajarani Temple
Bhubaneswar · India
mid-11th c.
Brahmeswara Temple
Bhubaneswar · India
c. 1058–1060 CE

Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Somavamshi