Jwalamukhi Temple is located 2.5 kilometers from the Baripada Bus Stand in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, India. The Temple is approximately 300-400 years old. Jwalamukhi Temple is one of Goddess Shakti’s 51 Shakti peeths dedicated to the “Goddess of Light,” also known as Goddess Jwalamukhi or the Flaming Mouth. A burning blue flame emerges from a rock chamber in this temple, and it is prayed for as a sign of the deity. Jwalamukhi Temple, though one of the most sacred Hindu temples, has a gold dome gifted by Akbar, the Mughal Emperor. The best time for tourists to visit is between the beginning of April and the middle of October, during the Navratri festival.
The Jwalamukhi fair takes place twice a year, during the Chaitra and Aswin Navratris. Devotees make their offerings around the ‘Jwala Kund,’ where the sacred fire burns. Near the Jwala Kund is the ‘Gorakh Tibbi,’ a center of the Gorakhpanthi Naths. Folk dances, songs, dramas, wrestling events, and athletics are only a few of the fair’s highlights. The biggest fair takes place at the Jwalamukhi Temple in Kangra.
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Ramatirtha
Ramatirtha is located near the city of Jashipur in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. Ramatirtha is situated under the Similipal National Park. This is the only crocodile rearing center in the Mayurbhanj district which attracts many tourists. The Ramatirthaa of mayurbhanj is very famous in Odisha because of its natural beauty and temple of Sri Ram.
According to Indian mythological history, in the days of Tretaya yuga, Lord Shri Rama had passed through the jungle of simiipal along with Goddess Sita and brother Laxman; While tired, Sita sat on the plateau for a while and washes her face and feet in the river flowing down. After that Ramatirthaa of Mayurbhanj became a famous place after the name of Shri Ram and Goddess Sita. Every year in Makar Sankranti (middle of January), the Mahanta people are celebrating the Tusumelana festival or Tusu Parb.
This location is 96 K.M from Mayurbhanj district headquarters Baripada,153 K.M from Balasore, 285 K.M from Bhubaneswar is far away. The place is well connected by taxis and jeeps.