Banapur is a town and a Notified Area Council in Khordha district in the state of Odisha, India. The town is named after the King Banasura of Lord Shri Krishna era. Banasura, a demon-king who is said to have ruled over this place. From Wikipedia
A Gazette notification under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958 formalized federal protection for the 6th-century shrine after high-level political intervention.
