According to the Skanda Purana it cleanses pilgrims, and it is called the Viraja or the Biraja kshetra.

According to the Tantra Chudamani, Sati's navel fell in the Utkala Kingdom, also known as "Viraja kshetra".

Adi Shankara, in his Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stuti describes the goddess as Girija.

The primary ritual in the temple is Sharadiya Durga Puja, which begins on the night of Krishna Paksha Ashtami.

Other festivals include Nakshatra, Shravana, Prathamastami, Pana Sankranti, Raja Parva and Navanna.

Devi is worshipped daily in accordance with Tantra and Agama traditions as Mahishasuramardini by the Brahmins of Jajpur.

Autos connect Cuttack railway station to Badambadi bus stand, which is hardly 3 km away.