In different parts of the Kalinga Empire, a distinct style of temple architecture developed. Some of its features are:

– The exterior walls were lavishly decorated with intricate carvings, but interior walls were plain.

– There was no use of pillars in the porch. Iron girders were used instead to support the roof.

– The shikharas in the Odisha School were known as rekhadeuls. They were almost vertical roofs, which suddenly curved inwards sharply.

– The Mandap was known as Jagmohan in this region.

– The ground plan of the main temple was square.

– Temples were surrounded by a boundary wall, as in the Dravidian style of temple architecture.

Example: Sun Temple at Konark (Also known as Black Pagoda as the first rays of the Sun entered the Garbhagriha through the sea-facing pagoda), Jagannath Temple at Puri and Lingaraj Temple at Bhubaneshwar etc.