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Banapur Bhagabati is one of the most popular sakti pitha of Odisha. The presiding deity of this revered temple is Goddess Burga locally called as Bhagabati – the idol depicts eight armed Goddess and the chopped head of Mahisasura ( demon) Maa Bhagavati is the presiding deity of Banapur. The present temple and the Jagamohana is believed to have been built by the Gajapati Maharaja of Puri.

Once Banapur was the capital of the Sailodhvaba dynasty, responsible for the construction of the early group of temples at Bhubaneswar. The large number of Buddhist images discovered at Banapur relate the place to the Vajrayana cult of Buddhism.

The temple stands on the Edge of a deep pool within a high wall. There is a new pillared mandap has been added to the front of jagamohana for convenience of the devotees. The niches of the inner wall of the compound contain loose sculptures of Ganesha,Kartikeya And Parvati And Chamunda. An image of Mahisamardini Durga locally known as Bhagabati is worshiped in the sanctum of the main temple.