Sasisena Temple or Nimunhi Temple (Temple with no entrance and exit) is found in Sonepur city of

Subarnapur district Subarnapur District, also called Sonepur District or Sonapur District, is an administrative district in western Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Sonepur is the district headquarters. Sonepur has a rich cultural heritage and is known ...

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sc ...

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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 Odia literature. Synopsis of the book The book is mainly based on the love between Ahimanikya the son of a Dewan an ...

written by Pratap Rai a well-known poet of 17th century describes the detail story behind this temple.,.FOLKLORE OF ORISSA
/ref> 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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{{Hindu temples in Orissa Hindu temples in Subarnapur district