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
6 researched sites, each with sourced history, pilgrimage information and the prayers associated with it.
- PuriVaishnavismFamily friendly
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…
Best: October, November, December…Explore → - Konark, on the Bay of Bengal coastSauraFamily friendly
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…
Best: October, November, December…Explore → - Purushottampur, Ganjam districtShaktismFamily friendly
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…
Best: October, November, December…Explore → - Khordha districtJainismFamily friendly
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
Two hills outside Bhubaneswar holding eighteen and fifteen excavated caves, cut as residences for Jain ascetics in the second to first century BCE. The most imp…
- Puri, within the Jagannath Temple complexShaktismFamily friendly
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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