It is about six to seven km from the Konark temple. In the distance is Ramchandi’s pedestal on the beach. Just a short distance from the Ramchandi temple, the Kushvadra River joins the Bay of Bengal. It used to be a beautiful temple, which was built near the sea and was destroyed by the waves. Before constructing the Sun Temple, Naruda Singh of Languda first built Ramchandi on the fence of the temple and built another temple. Legend has it that when the Kalapahad demolished the temple, the goddess Ramchandi, dressed in a red patshadhi, grabbed a jug in her…
Author: Subhashree
ଅର୍ଥ ପାଇଁ କାମନା ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହୋଇପାରେ । ଘାତଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଭୋଗ ହେତୁ ସତର୍କରେ ଚଳିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ । ସୁସ୍ୱାଦୁ ଭୋଜନରେ ଆପ୍ୟାୟିତ ହେବେ । ଧନବାନ୍ ହେବେ । ଗୁଣର ପ୍ରସାର ଘଟାଇ ପାରନ୍ତି । ଉପାର୍ଜନ ଊଣା ହେବ ନାହିଁ । ପଥରୋଧର ସମ୍ମୁଖୀନ ହୋଇପାରନ୍ତି । କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଶୈଳୀ ଦାଗହୀନ ହୋଇପାରେ । ଧର୍ମ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ମନ ଦେଇ ଅଧିକ ବ୍ୟୟର ସମ୍ମୁଖୀନ ହୋଇପାରନ୍ତି । ମଧ୍ୟମ ଧରଣର ଶୁଭଫଳ ମିଳିବ । ଚିନ୍ତାଧାରା ମହତ ହେବ । କର୍ମଚଞ୍ଚଳ ରହିବେ । କୌଣସି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ପଛଘୁଞ୍ଚା ଦେବେ ନାହିଁ । ପରୋପକାରୀ ହେବେ । ଧନ, ଜନ, ଗୋପ, ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ସବୁ କିଛି ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେବେ । ବିଳାସ ବ୍ୟସନ କରିପାରନ୍ତି । ଅସାଧ୍ୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ସୁସାଧ୍ୟ କରି ପ୍ରଶଂସାର ପାତ୍ର ହେବେ । ସରକାରୀ ଅର୍ଥ ମିଳିବ । ଅଗ୍ରଗାମୀ ସହିତ ବ୍ୟଗ୍ରଗାମୀ ହେବେ ।…
Lalitgiri (also known as Nalitgiri) is a collection of some of the major and oldest Buddhist stupas in Odisha and Bihar. It is an ancient monument like Ratnagiri in Odisha. Lalitgiri, Udayagiri and Ratnagiri are part of the old Pushpagiri University. According to ancient discipline, its historic name was Madhavpur Mahabihar. A museum has been set up here with the remains of Gautama Buddha. In addition, many other archaeological sites have been placed here for public viewing. In 1985-92, it was the ASI. Was excavated extensively. The remains of a large stupa, chondalite, stalite, gold, and an ancient base made…
Mausi Maa Mandir (also known as Mausima Deul and Ardhashani Mandir) is a temple in Puri, Odisha. It is located on the left near Balgandi as it heads towards the Jagannath Temple at Puri Baddanda. The presiding deity is Debu Mausi Ma (Ardhashani) Jagannath. Earlier, elephants bathed in the river. People used to call him a stronghold and now he is known as a stronghold. In the past, the chariots of the great lords came and stopped here and rested for a while. The idols crossed the river and rode in chariots on the other side to the Gundicha temple.…
The Mangala Temple is located on the banks of the Prachi River at Kakatpur in Puri district of Odisha. It is one of the oldest and most famous Shakti Peethas in Odisha. Devotees come here all year round to pay homage to the goddess Maa Mangala, the presiding deity of the temple. The Kakatpur Ma’amangala temple was built 500 years ago by the family of a local zamindar, Rayachudamani, with prominent sages. The temple was built by Panchanan Mitra Rayachudamani (1548 AD). According to popular legend, the idol of Mother Mars was hidden in the depths of the Prachi River…
Samaleswari Temple is a temple of Samaleswari Thakurani in Sambalpur, Odisha. It is located on the outskirts of Sambalpur in Odisha. Maa Samaleshwari, the worshiped goddess of western Odisha, has been worshiped all year round as a gourd of red. On the day of the new moon of the month of Ashwin (Mahalaya), the mother is dressed in white. This niara annual form of the mother is called the white-faced costume or the Ganga philosophy costume. The sixteenth puja of the mother begins with the Pujiauntia Parvan. The day before Mahalaya, Ma Sati appears to the devotees in the guise…
The statue of Lord Krishna, brought by King Unmadhab from the banks of the Yamuna River, was erected in Vrindavan. Later, the idol came from Vrindavan to witness for a Brahmin Brahmin from Vrindavan, stayed in Kanchi and never returned to Vrindavan and was worshiped under the name of Sakshigopala. Later, the king of Odisha, Purushottamdev, conquered Kanchi and brought Lord Sreesakshigopala with him to Puri. From Puri to Barabati Fort in Cuttack, from Barabati Fort to Rathipur in Khordha and later to Kantalbai, the Lord was transferred. In the end, the idol of the Lord was erected near the…
The Hingula Temple (Hingula Peetha) is located in the village of Gopalprasad in the Talcher Fort. The fiery silver mother Param Vaishnavi Narayani went to Ashtava Mahavidya when she went to kill Shumbha Nishumba and kill Subal and Dunduvi. Ma Hingula is one of those eight Mahavidyas. According to popular legend, the Hingula in Talcher was the site of the Hingula fire, which erupted in the Singda River flowing here. Eventually it was converted to Hingulapith. Ma Hingula Nandaraja was worshiped in the Vidharva as the state’s goddess. By the grace of his mother, King Nanda was always immortal. The…
In the Oriya register, Shukla Paksha Dwadashi is known as Dwadashi or Akhand Dwadashi. It is believed that the deeds performed on this twelfth day will definitely bear fruit. The dish is a major festival of the followers of the Vaisnava community of the twelfth Gaudiya. The day is dedicated to Krishna. One day, Yashoda’s mother suddenly noticed that Kahn’s body had collapsed. Her mother’s eyes were filled with dry black wood. At that, the mother was devastated. He thought he was doing this without eating or drinking. From there, Yashoda went to the kitchen herself and prepared a variety…
The Ananta Basudev Temple is a Hindu Vishnu temple located on the banks of the Bindusagara in Bhubaneswar. Chandrabati, the daughter of Bhimdev III, the third king of the Ganges dynasty, is said to have built the temple in 1278 AD. Adult idols of Krishna, Balarama and Subhadra are worshiped here. The seven-pointed statue of Ananta or Balarama is worshiped with a plow in his right hand and a torch in his left hand. In the hands of idols of Basudev or Krishna, shells, chakras, mounds and lotus are adorned. The statue of Subhadra stands on the developed lotus. On…