Paikapada is located near Therubali in the Rayagada district, in the Indian state of Odisha. It is most famous for the Pataleshwar Shiva temple, one of the tourist attractions of the district. It was built by Danaranva Deva of Eastern Ganga Dynasty of Mukhalinga Kataka near Paralakhemundi."General information of Rayagada district""Chaiti-2011 starts from Paikpada temple""Temples of orissa"
Geography Paikapada is located at
History Paikpada is famous for its Pataleshwar Shiva temple,"Rayagada"Tourist places near Rayagada"Indiaonpage.com" General information on India which dates back to the 9th century."Google books" see at Ch.X, fig.5 It is believed that there are 99,99,999 Shiva lingams (only one less than one crore) in and around the shrine."Coxandkings.com" see at page 96 Lord Jagannath, Maa Dakhineswari Kalika, and Chamunda are the most common deities worshiped here."official website of Rayagada" Rayagada tourism People from far and near visit the shrine during the festival of Shivaratri and Rathyatra.
A rock inscription in Brahmi script found at the Pataleswar temple commemorates the Eastern Ganga dynasty and the Suryavansha dynasty kings in Rayagada.
References
External links "Oriya online" "List of inscriptions and Shiva image of Paikapada"