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Yogini Temple
Orissa is proud of the two shrines of sixty four Yoginis, one at Hirapur and the other at Ranipur Jharial. Hirapur is 15 kms. from Bhubaneswar with a circular temple built in honour of the sixty-four Yoginis. Ranipur-Jharial in the district of Bolangir has also the circular temple of these mysterious goddesses. The sanctums with no roof overhead have close resemblance to the Buddhist stupas with the difference that it is hollow within and no dome above. While entering in to the shrines of these awful deities one gets the impression of entering into the dark recesses of the primitive unconscious mind.

Orissa is proud of the two shrines of Sixty four Yoginis, one at Hirapur and the other at Ranipur Jharial. These temples are of nineteenth century. The significant feature of theses temple is that they have no roof overhead which lead it to inclose resemblance to the Buddhist’s stupas that is hollow within and no dome above.

It is believed that these Yoginis were created to the drink blood of demons. The Principle Yogini is known as Mother Goddesses -Brahmani, Mahesvari, Vaishnavi, Kaumari, Varahi, Indrani and Chamunda who evenly multi-plied into sixty- four. So what are you waiting for explore this enthralling temple.