At the mouth of the Kushabhadra River, to the southwest of the Konark Sun Temple, sits the Ramachandi Temple. Some dispute the idea that Sun God was worshipped here, while tales claim that this temple was devoted to Goddess Ramachandi. According to the mythology underlying the temple’s construction, in the seventeenth century, Kalapahada swore to demolish every Hindu temple. He proceeded to demolish the Ramachandi temple after destroying the Sun temple.

Goddess Ramachandi disguised herself as a maid servant and ordered Kalapahada to stand guard at the entrance till she brought the Goddess some water from the river in order to defend the temple. Kalapahada entered the temple after a protracted wait to discover the throne empty. Out of wrath, he followed the maid because he believed she had taken the divinity away. He discovered Goddess Ramachandi floating in the middle of the Kushabhadra River and turned around as soon as he arrived at its bank.

Following this incident, the goddess Ramachandi appeared to a priest in a dream and gave him the command to construct a temple near the Kushabhadra River. This location is currently referred to as Ramachandi.