Bhairabi Mandir Purunakatak, Boudh

Purunakatak is situated at a distance of 30 km. from Boudh, Odisha on Boudh – Daspalla road, is a trading centre of some importance. Goddess Bhairabi is the presiding deity of the Purunakatak place. Previously the deity was being worshipped in a thatched hut, but recently a local businessman has constructed a temple. Goddess Bhairabi was the presinding deity of the then Samanta Raja Sarangadhara Mahapatra, who was the Samanta Raja of the last King of Brahmin dynasty of the 10th centuryAD, A large no of people from the locality congregate here during the MahaSivaratri festival.