By : odishavisit
The presiding deity of sambalpur, shri shri Samleshwari, is a strong religious force in the western part of the state of Odisha and Chhattisgarh in India.
On the Banks of the Mahanadi River, the goddess Samleshwari is worshiped from antiquated occasions as jagatjanini, adisakti, mahalaxmi and mahasaraswati, and is the mother of the universe.
Sambalpur area is known as Hirakhanda since ancient times. Tolemy described the place as a Samblack, according to the French explorers, Tavemir and English historian Edward Gibbon, the diamonds were exported from sambalpur to Rome.
There is a large section of granite rock in the image of shri shri Samllei devi, with an inverted trunk – like projection below it. The image of the goddess inspires the sublime feelings of fear, fear, reverence, devotion, love and love for the universal motherhood
The presiding deities of Puri’s main temple, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Goddess Subhadra, with the celestial wheel- Sudarshana Chakra (ସୁଦର୍ଶନ ଚକ୍ର ), are ceremonially removed from the temple to their chariots.
The temple consists of two distinct structures. The square sanctum which establishes the deity is four steps below a covered orbit of 10 feet wide (3.0 m) supported by 12 stone pillars. On the outer wall of the sanctum are Eleven parswa devis (side Goddess) embedded, so that the devotees can perform worship of those deities through the domed orbiting pradakshina.