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The Baliharchandi temple dedicated to Goddess Harachandi at 27 km south west of Puri on the road towards Brahmagiri and Satapada. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga and is mounted on a sandy hill near the ocean. Goddess Durga is worshipped here as Baliharachandi. This temple of orissa has relation with the Sri Jagannath temple in respect of a ritual on the Mahanavami day in Ashwina. Image of Goddess Kali is found at the base of the back Rahapaga of the Baliharachandi temple near Puri. Here Kali holds a serpent. She holds a skull and a severed head by her left hand. She stands in Alidha pose on the body of Lord Siva. Baliharachandi temple located at the beginning of the river Bhargavi is not just a pilgrim site but also a scenic spot, it being the meeting point of river Bhargavi with the sea.