The Sashisena Temple was constructed to commemorate the love of sashisena, the princess of Amaravati with Ahimanikya, the son of the minister of that kingdom. The love story is well popular among the people in every villages and towns of Subarnapur. Also famous as the temple of Gyanadei Maluani, having no opening at all this monument speaks the tantric practices that once flourished in that land. Popularly called Nimuhin Deul by the locals Sashisena temple was constructed by king Biramitra Singh Deo, the illustrious ruler of the Chauhan dynasty of Subarnapur.

The mother Goddess in form of Bhagabati is worshipped here. This temple is situated at a little distance from Rameswar temple. She is the presiding deity of the people of Subarnapur and is believed to be their protector from all evils. An icon of the Goddess facing towards west is found in the temple. The Bhagabati temple is said to be built up by the Chauhans.

The most important place to be seen at Birmaharajpur is the Champeswar Shiva temple. This monument is situated at the village Champamal, 2 km from Birmaharajpur. Legend says, a devotee of Lord Rameswar Shiva of Subarnapur named Champa Hota, who happened to be the Birtia (headman) of the village Chamapamal with his wife used to come regularly by foot from his village crossing the river Mahanadi and walking for about 17 km to worship Rameswar Siva whose abode is located on the confluence of the river Mahanadi and Tel. They did not take food till the meditation was over. Once they could not come to Lord Rameswar due to heavy flood in the river Mahanadi in the rainy season. Lord Rameswar told Hota in a dream that he would personally appear in his village in that night. On the next day Champa Hota saw the emergence of a Shiva lingam inside the Shakti near the gilla bushes where a black cow was milking her sportive calf. He built the temple for the Lord and dedicated the village to his honour. The Champeswar temple was built during the reign of the Chauhans in 17 century A.D. Two pieces of roughly hewn sandstone representing Champa Hota and his wife are placed in the northern and southern sides of the temple respectively and the devotees of Champeswar Shiva pay due homage to them till today. Apart from the main temple this shrine has the jagamohan, notamandapa and bhogamandapa. Hundreds of people gather here daily for a darsan of the Lord. Shivaratri here is the main festival.

RAMESWAR TEMPLE is situated on the confluence of river Mahanadi and Tel. The lingam of the temple is very old. Legend associates Lord Ram with its installation. Lord Kartik and Ganesh along with Goddess Parvati are worshipped here. A Durga temple is also found near the Rameswar temple where the image of a ten-armed Durga is enshrined. Here Durga is also worshipped as Shakti like Parvati. Outside the boundary of the Rameswar temple there is a Brisabha temple and a colossal image of Brisabha, black in colour is installed there. According to B.C. Majumdar the Rameswar temple was built by the Chauhans. But according to B.C.Rath the Somavamsis had built this monument.

The temple of Suvarnameru is said to be originally built by a trader named Neulisa. It is said, the lingam of Suvarnameru Siva was located on the right bank of river Tel in a village called Suvarnapali. Neulisa, who was once going on trade with a bullock cart halted near the village Suvarnapali for sometime. There he put some merchandise bags and in order to sew them properly he wanted to sharpen his needle. He however rubbed the needle unknowingly on the smooth surface of the Swayambhu lingam, which was there. To his great astonishment he found the iron needle changed into a gold one. He at once realized that the smooth piece of stone was nothing but a miraculous one, which could convert iron in to gold. He then brought all the pieces of iron, which were with him and converted them into gold simply by touching the lingam. The trader tried to take away the lingam with him. He however could not dig it out of the earth. At that very night he was directed by Lord Suvarnameru in a dream to built for him a temple on the left bank of the river Tel. The trader built the temple and found that the lingam appeared inside it. It is also said that on the occasion of the arrival of Suvarnameru Siva there was a shower of gold pieces for 2 and half praharas (36 hours). Accoring B.K.Rath this temple was built by the Somavamsis. B.C. Majumdar however is of the opinion that king Madan Gopal Deo, the founder of the Chauhan dynasty of Subarnapur had built it. Goddess Parvati is worshipped here as Shakti.

The temple of Sureswari is the oldest Shakti shrine of Subarnapur. Legend associates Lord Parsuram with the installation of Goddess Sureswari after the assassination of the Kshatriyas by him. Her icon is found facing towards north in the temple. This monument is known be built by king Achal Singh of Chauhan dynasty.

It is a small dam constructed over the river “HARIHARAJORE” 30 Km away from subarnapur. It has beautiful picnic spots with its sylvan atmosphere.

BHIMA BHOI SAMADHI PITHA is situated 30 km away from sonepur with Samadhi mandir or Sunya mandir. It was a 110 years old temple .