Jwalamukhi temple

Jwalamukhi Temple is located 2.5 kilometers from the Baripada Bus Stand in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, India.

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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.

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A burning blue flame emerges from a rock chamber in this temple, and it is prayed for as a sign of the deity.

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Jwalamukhi Temple, though one of the most sacred Hindu temples, has a gold dome gifted by Akbar, the Mughal Emperor.

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The best time for tourists to visit is between the beginning of April and the middle of October, during the Navratri festival.

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The Jwalamukhi fair takes place twice a year, during the Chaitra and Aswin Navratris.

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Devotees make their offerings around the ‘Jwala Kund,’ where the sacred fire burns.

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