Category: Religious

Cuttack Chandi Temple is a historic temple in Cuttack, Odisha, dedicated to the Goddess Chandi, the presiding deity of Cuttack. The temple is located near the Mahanadi River’s banks.
The Cuttack Chandi Mandir, one of Odisha’s oldest temples, gets around 20 lakh visitors each year. Goddess Kata Chandi is venerated here, and she is regarded as the Silver City’s ruling deity. The Goddess’s daily rites are still performed by the sixth generation of the temple’s original priest. According to folklore, the current plot of ground on which the holy temple stands was previously fallow. Late Sri Hansa Panda, who was the Purohit of the King of Kanika at the time, used to pasture cattle and sheep in the area. Panda was exhausted one day and went to rest there. The Goddess Katakeswari Chandi arrived in his dream the same night, requesting that he remove her out of the region. He told the Kanika king about the occurrence, and he ordered his workers to dig up the site.
Following that, 40 red sindoor bullock carts and an idol were discovered. Since then, the idol has been revered as Goddess Katak Chandi. The Goddess is revered as a Living Goddess by the locals. Durga Puja is a major event held in the temple during which the Goddess is adored in many incarnations. From Ashwina Krishna Ashtami to Ashwina Shukla Navami and Vijayadashami, Durga Puja is celebrated in the temple for 16 days. The temple is only open to Hindus, and the best time to visit is around Dussehra.

Lord Shiva is honored at the Murga Mahadeva Shrine. It is situated in the Nuamundi mining area of the Kendujhar district’s Champua subdivision, Odisha, India. Thousands of worshippers flock here throughout the months of Shraavana, Kartik, and Shivaratri. It is an ancient shrine that follows both a tribal and a Brahminical method of worship. The adjacent waterfalls add to the beauty of the area. People come here for recreation and picnics every winter.
Murga Mahadev is a combination of the words Murugan and Mahadev, which in Dravidian languages indicate Kartikeya and Shiva, respectively. Historians believe it was once a spot where indigenous gods were worshipped before being turned into a Hindu shrine. Shiva is equally revered by the people of Jharkhand and Orissa.

The Maa Tarini Temple is situated at Ghatagaon, Kendujhar district in Odisha, India. it is a well-known Hindu Goddess temple.
Maa Tarini, as well as a few other Gods, are worshipped here.
According to locals, Tarini Maa was being transported from Puri to Kendujhar on the condition that if he turned back, she would not go any farther. The King was riding a horse to Kendujhar, and Goddess was following him. The sound of Maa Tarini’s ornaments could alert the king that Maa Tarini was approaching, but the sound of the ornaments didn’t come near the Ghatagaon in the deep forest, and the king turned back, thinking she wasn’t coming. But Maa Tarini was on her way, and her ornaments were muffled by the woodland dirt. Maa Tarini stayed there because of the situation and was worshipped as the Queen of the Forest.

Festival:

• Chaiti Yatra is the most well-known and well-attended festival in this region, held in April. It is usually observed between the last 5 days of Chaitra and the first 2 days of Baisakha, or between 9 and 15 April each year. The Odia New Year is celebrated on the first day of Baisakha.
• Patua Yatra is another well-known celebration in this region, which takes place in April.
• On the final Thursday of the Odia month, Ashadhi parba  is also celebrated here: Asadha

Chhatia Bata or Chhatia Jagannath Temple is a Hindu temple in the village of Chhatia, Odisha, between the towns of Cuttack and Chandikhol. It is dedicated to Jagannath and associated with Kalki, Vishnu’s avatar.

In the saga Maalika, Hadidas mentions this temple, predicting that “on a day when all living animals and humans will die and fish will play at the steps of Puri temple.”
As a result, the temple now houses lords’ idols in a unique way. There is a temple in which all three Lords are present, but in a different order than in Puri. From left to right, Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra appear to represent a new world order. There are also separate temples for each of them. Each of these is small, dark chambers that house a large idol within a grill, creating a constant sense of claustrophobia. They are only visible from the side, not from the front. The idols have large faces and are cloth-wrapped. Lord Balabhadra and Lord Jagannath ride white and black horses and hold swords in their hands, respectively. With time, the swords are reported to become longer. Lord Jagannath’s and Devi Subhadra’s feet can also be seen. Lord Balabhadra sits in front of a mirror, so you can stand behind him and look in the mirror in the light of a lamp to see his face.