Daksinakalika Temple, also referred to as Daksina Kali Temple, is south-east of
Jagannath Temple in
Puri. It is a modern temple built on a high platform. The temple enshrines a four-armed idol of
Goddess Kali.
Seated on a corpse, she is shown here as drinking blood with holding a dagger and a severed head in two of her hands. The shrine faces the east and consists of a vimana and a Jagamohana. It is believed that Daksinakalika is the guardian of the kitchen of the Jagannath Temple.
