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The Bada Kua is a living well located in front of, and is surrounded by, the Kapilesvara Siva Temple in Orissa, India. It is under the care of the Kapilesvara Temple Trust Board.
The well was built in the 14th century. There is a small compound wall around the well, measuring 7 m long by 4.5 m wide and 2.6 sq m in area. On the north-west corner of the compound wall there is a modern shrine to the goddess Hatabasini. On the western wall of the well there are two niches, one of which enshrines a four-armed Baraha, and the other a broken pedestal. The eastern side enshrines a four-armed image of Vishnu standing over a lotus pedestal.
References
- 'Lesser known Monuments' by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan