The temple of Madhavananda Jiu in the Niali block is one of the major places and temples described in the Puranas of Odisha. The temple dates back to the 13th century AD. The place is named after Madhavanandjiu. The most notable of these temples are Durga and Madhav, which reside in pairs. It is also said to be the abode of Jagannath, the lord of the world-famous world. According to the Puranas, the giant Erandaka, as a devotee of Vishnu, reached heaven to visit Vishnu daily, fought and defeated Indra, bringing Vishnu to the mortal world. After visiting the Vishnu…
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In Odisha, the Dol Yatra starts from Faghu Dashmi. Its importance is closely related to the propagation and dissemination of the Vaishnava religion. It is celebrated as a festival of affection, kindness, and traditional friendship, especially among the villages, among the groups, among the individuals. It is considered to be a pilgrimage to welcome the mighty Rituraj Basanta in the power of awakening new vibrations to the earth. Various descriptions of Dolayatra in the collection of Satananda collected by the twelfth-century Oriya astronomer Satananda clearly suggest that Dolayatra has been celebrated in Odisha for at least eight hundred years. The…
Maa Manikeshwari is the goddess of the Nagavanshi kings of Kalahandi. He is worshiped in the Rajwaas area of Bhawanipatna. The last king of the dynasty, Udit Pratap Deo, founded the present Manikeshwari temple in the last leg of his reign (AD 1854-1881) and completed the construction during the reign of his grandson, King Brajmohan Deo (AD 1916-1939). Behind the temple, three small lines on three sides of the country are worshiped by idols of the “Ten Mahavidya Devi” Vaishnavi, Barahi and Narasimha. Mahakala is worshiped in the name of Bhairab Budharaja. While the gates of the Budharaja temple remain…
Rajo is a traditional festival of Odisha and a public festival of the state. It is celebrated for three days. Gemini begins on the second day and then begins the rainy season. The first day of Raj Sankranti is the first Raj, the second day is Raj Sankranti, the third day is Bhumidaha or Bhumi Dahan, the fourth and last day is Basumati bath. This indicates the beginning of farming. The literal meaning of the word “Raj” is “Rajbati”, which is considered to be the mother of the earth, which symbolizes the arrival of menstruation and the birth of new…
Rama Ekadashi falls on the black side of the month of Kartik. It is very good and great. In the past, a king named Muchukunda ruled. He was the supreme devotee and true promise of Lord Vishnu. The best of the king’s rivers, Chandrabhaga, was born as his daughter. The king married her to Chandrasen Kumar Shovan. Once upon a time, Shovan came to his father-in-law’s house on the tenth day. Hearing this, the king’s son-in-law fasted and followed all the rules of the vows with devotion. However, his death occurred at sunrise.
The wedding day of Maa Parvati and Shiva Shankar is celebrated on the fifth day of the eldest Shukla and the next day the winter solstice. Some devotees become the parents of Mother Parvati, and some devotees marry Lord Shankara and end their marriage. Shiva and Mother Parvati are brought in a chariot adorned with colorful paintings. The procession begins at midnight and ends at noon the next day in the worship of Shivaparvati. It is celebrated in many temples at the Loknath Temple, the Lingaraj Temple and the Shiva Temple in Sambalpur. The main attraction of the festival in…
Sabitri Osha (also known as Sabitri Brat or Sabitri Amavasya) is an Osha celebrated by sadhva women in Odisha. Savitri Sadhvi is the ideal of a woman; So it is good for the longevity of her husband, Sadhva women observe this Osha to be sadhva for life like Savitri. Savitri Osha is celebrated on the first day of the new moon. On this day, sadhva women fast, do not eat, and in the afternoon, when the puja is over (smoke, coconut, plantain (rambha), mango, pineapple, sapuri, talasaj, etc.). For this reason, the Sabitri anecdote is recited during the Brotsava celebrations…
Rajarani Temple is a Shiva temple in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It was built in the 11th century by the Somavanshi rulers. At that time it was known as the temple of Indreshwar. The Rajarani temple is built of sandstone mixed with yellow and red, which is called the Rajarani stone. The temple is facing east. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple is built in the style of Rekha and Jagmohan Pidha. The Rajarani temple is built in the Pancharatha style. The temple is a contemporary of the Jagannath Temple in Puri. The Archaeological Survey of India is currently maintaining the Rajarani…
Siddheshwar Temple is a Shiva temple at Deuljhari in Athamallik in Anugul district. It is believed that Siddheshwar’s head was washed away by a stream of spontaneous hot streams inside the temple. Shaiva and Shakta devotees come here for worship and for tourists. On the west side of the town of Athamallik, the road extends to Madhya Pradesh for about six km. After leaving, the bank is located at Deuljhari Peeth. The bench is located on twenty-four acres. . The shrine is worshiped by four deities such as Siddheshwar, Maheshwar, Kedareshwar and Jageshwar. In addition, the chief deity of the…
ଦେବୀ ଦର୍ଶନ ଶୁଦାୟକ ହେବ । ଶ୍ରୀଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଭୋଗ ହେଉଥିବାରୁ ଆୟ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ପରିମାଣ ହୋଇପାରେ । ସରକାରୀ ବା ବନ୍ଧୁ ସୂତ୍ରରୁ ଲାଭବାନ୍ ହେବେ । ଶରୀର ସୁସ୍ଥ ରହିବ। ଦାମ୍ପତ୍ୟ ସୁଖ ମିଳିବ । ଚିନ୍ତାଧାରା ମହତ ହେବ । ନୂଆ ବନ୍ଧୁ ଜୁଟିବେ । ମାନସିକ ସ୍ତରରେ ଦୁର୍ବଳତା ଉପୁଜି ପାରେ । ବ୍ୟୟ ବୃଦ୍ଧିର ସୂଚନା ମିଳୁଛି । ବିବାଦୀୟ ବିତର୍କରେ ଭାଗ ନ ନେଇ ନିରବ ଦର୍ଶକ ସାଜି ପାରନ୍ତି । ସ୍ୱଭାବ କଠିନ ହୋଇପାରେ । ଶୁଦ୍ଧପୁତ ଭାଷା ବ୍ୟବହାର କରି ପରକୁ ଆପଣାର କରିବେ । ମାନ୍ୟତାର ଅଭିବୃଦ୍ଧି ଘଟାଇ ପାରନ୍ତି । ଆୟ ଉତ୍ତମ ଧରଣର ହେବ । ସୁ ସମ୍ୱାଦ ପାଇ ଖୁସି ହୋଇପାରନ୍ତି । ଜ୍ଞାନ ଅର୍ଜନ ପାଇଁ ଆଗ୍ରହ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବେ । ସତ୍କର୍ମରେ ନିଜକୁ ନିୟୋଜିତ କରିପାରନ୍ତି । ଦାମ୍ପତ୍ୟ ସୁଖ ମିଳିବ ।…