Cuttack Chandi Temple

Cuttack Chandi Temple is a historic temple in Cuttack, Odisha, dedicated to the Goddess Chandi, the presiding deity of Cuttack.

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The temple is located near the Mahanadi River’s banks.

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The Cuttack Chandi Mandir, one of Odisha’s oldest temples, gets around 20 lakh visitors each year.

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Goddess Kata Chandi is venerated here, and she is regarded as the Silver City’s ruling deity.

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The Goddess’s daily rites are still performed by the sixth generation of the temple’s original priest.

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According to folklore, the current plot of ground on which the holy temple stands was previously fallow.

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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.

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