historians place the temple to belong to the late 11th century as ascertained from an inscription carried to calcutta from bhubaneswar. the inscription indicates that the temple was built by kolavatidevi, the mother of somavamsi king udyota kesari. it was built with four natyasalas at a place known as siddhatirtha in ekamra (modern day bhubaneswar). the inscription was recorded during the 18th renal year of udyotha kesari, corresponding to 1060 ce. since the inscription is not in its original place, historians indicate the possibility of the reference to another temple, but based on the location and other features specified, it is ascertained that the inscription belongs to the temple. also, another issue raised by panigrahi is that the four cardinal temples are angasalas (associate temples) and not natyasalas (dance halls) as indicated in the inscription.