Biswanath Temple

Biswanath Temple is located at Kapilas Hills in Dhenkanal District of Orissa. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who is referred by the name Biswanath.

This temple is believed to be older than the nearby Chandrasekhar Shiva Temple. Hence it is called ‘Budha linga’, where ‘budha’ means ‘old’. The word ‘linga’ refers to the shivling,the symbol of the deity.