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Maa Mangala Temple is a Hindu temple located at Kakatpur of Odisha, on the eastern coast of India. This is a 15th-century temple and a symbol of the ancient heritage of Kalinga. The holy Bay of Bengal is situated in the eastern side of the temple, the temple is situated at the eastern bank holy river "The Prachi", the Holy river Prachi was named as Saraswati before. The temple is reachable by the roads from Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Paradeep which are approximately 69 km, 60 km, 55 km, 38 km and 83 km respectively and is well connected by roads. The nearest railway station is Bhubaneswar and the nearest airport is also Bhubaneswar.

There is no written prove based on the evolution of the Deity. The legend behind the evolution has no base in ancient days. The myth is that before Odisha (Utkala) had a good commercial relationship with different island like singhala, java sumatra etc. Demon Ravana was worshiping goddess "Mangala" with his great devotion and became the most powerful by the blessing of Deity. After the victory of Lord Ram, goddess was taken to odisha from singhala by a sadhaba pua (one who do business with other country & islands). At that time the Prachi civilization was getting civilized and developed more day by day & was only path to enter Utkala. That is why he established the Deity Mangala in Prachi valley.

The temple is built in typical Kalinga style and is a major pilgrimage for devotees of Shakti cult. Pilgrims frequent the temple seeking boons from Maa Mangala. There is a bed made of solid stone on which it is said Maa Mangala rests after touring the entire universe every day. As if to attest to this, the bed looks worn out in just the same way it would if it were in use for centuries.

"Maa Mangala" is a Hindu goddess who is one of the manifestations of "SHAKTI". The worship of the goddess is a part of the culture of Odisha. Before she was worshiped as goddess "Tara" by Buddhist monks.[citation needed] But when the deity was established at kakatpur, she was worshiping as the manifestations of Goddess "Durga". She is worshiping in the hymn of the goddess "Vanadurga". The curving style of the deity Mangala is typical odia style, having khilana & prabha back to her sitting place. Also the style of temple is "Utkaliya Peedha Vimana Style".