Siddha Bhairavi temple is situated at Mantridi near Berhampur city in ganjam district of Odisha. The presiding deity is the goddess Bhairavi. Carved in crude fashion, the idol features one leg and four hands. It is said that this idol was excavated from a ploughed field and was enshrined as such in a new temple in 1937. All the Sankranti days in every month of the Hindu Calendar and Tuesdays are considered auspicious here.
The temple is on National Highway 16, about 18 kilometers (11 mi) from Berhampur city. Berhampur Railway Station is the nearest rail-head.
The temple houses 108 sub shrines dedicated to all Hindu gods like the 12 Jyotirlingas, Vaishno Devi, Dashavatara, Venkateshwara, Ranganatha, Meenakshi, Badrinath. A big shrine is also present which houses Lord Jagannath. It is believed that at the end of Kaliyuga Devi Bhairavi will accompany Kalki Avatar in restoring Dharma.
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