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Sasisena Temple or Nimunhi Temple (Temple with no entrance and exit) is found in Sonepur
Sonepur
Sonepur, also known as Subarnapur, is a town and district headquarters of Subarnapur district of Orissa. Sonepur was formerly the capital of a princely state of British India. The district spreads over an area of 2284.89 km2. It is also known as Second Varanasi of India for its cluster of...

 city of Subarnapur district, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The Sasisena Kavya
Sasisena Kavya
Sasisena Kavya is a literary book written by Pratap Rai in the 17th century. It is considered as one of the landmark books in the Oriya literature.,.- Synopsis of the Book :...

 written by Pratap Rai a well known poet of 17th century describes the detail story behind this temple.,. The present Sasisena temple was built by Maharaja Vira Mitrodaya Singh (1902-1937 AD). However, it is reported that the Sasisena memorial was built before the second half of 18th century AD.

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    Sasisena Kavya
    Sasisena Kavya is a literary book written by Pratap Rai in the 17th century. It is considered as one of the landmark books in the Oriya literature.,.- Synopsis of the Book :...


  • Paschima Lanka
    Paschima Lanka
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  • Cultural Profile of South Kosal

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    Kosalananda Kavya
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  • Subarnapur district

  • Sonepur
    Sonepur
    Sonepur, also known as Subarnapur, is a town and district headquarters of Subarnapur district of Orissa. Sonepur was formerly the capital of a princely state of British India. The district spreads over an area of 2284.89 km2. It is also known as Second Varanasi of India for its cluster of...


  • Western Orissa

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    Kosal state movement
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    Sureswari temple
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  • Lankeswari Temple
    Lankeswari Temple
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  • Patali Srikhetra
    Patali Srikhetra
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