Jajpur
ShaktismFamily friendly
Biraja Temple
Biraja Temple, in Jajpur, Odisha, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas — and, distinctively, is also counted among the separate eighteen Ashtadasha Shakti…
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Sacred Sites in Odisha
5 researched sites, each with sourced history, pilgrimage information and the prayers associated with it.
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Jagannath Temple, Puri
Jagannath Temple, in Puri, Odisha, is dedicated to Jagannath ("Lord of the Universe"), worshipped alongside his siblings Balabhadra and Subhadra as a distinctiv…
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Konark Sun Temple
Konark Sun Temple, on the Bay of Bengal coast roughly 35 km northeast of Puri, Odisha, is a 13th-century monument dedicated to Surya, the Sun god, designed in t…
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Tara Tarini Temple
Tara Tarini, on a hill above the Rushikulya river near Purushottampur in Odisha's Ganjam district, is one of the Four Adi Shakti Peethas (Chatasrah Aadi) explic…
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Vimala Temple, Puri
Vimala Temple, within the walls of the great Jagannath Temple complex in Puri, is one of the Four Adi Shakti Peethas, alongside Kamakhya, Kalighat, and Tara Tar…
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