Bhabakundaleswar Temple.

Manika Patna, is located in the Puri district. It is quite close to the mouth of the Chilika lake.

Manikapatana, one of the Excavated Archeological Sites of Puri district, is in Krushnaprasad block from which the remains at mediaeval period are found. This village is also famous for Bhabakundaleswar Temple.

Bhabakundaleswar temple is located on the left side of the National Highway 203 leading from Puri to Satapada at a distance of 3.3 kilometers from Dahikhia breeze square and situated at a distance of half kilometer from the Bay of Bengal. It is located around 44 kilometers from Puri. The temple is facing towards east and the presiding deity is a Siva Linga made of black chlorite stone. Festivals like Sivaratri, Kartika Purnima, Ekadasi, etc are observed in this temple with great devotion. Marriage, thread ceremony, engagement, etc are also observed here.