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Maa Manikeshwari temple located in the heart of Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi .
Location - near purushotam sagar,market area, near to photofashionstudio , Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi Odisha 766001.
Maa Manikeswari Goddess is the Prime Deity of Kalahandi District.The temple is located to the south of Bhawanipatna. The main deity here is Goddess Manikeshwari. She is the Ishta Devi of Kalahandi and western odisha. Every person who has faith in Maa Manikeswari Devi come to this Place to worship and offer Prayers to maa.
And the most crowded days are Tuesday and Saturday. You can get the all required Puja Items in the near by shops infornt of entry gate. Parking facilities are well available inside the boundary .
Near to the Temple the Kalahandi King's Palace is situated. The Age Old Traditional Practices are still followed here. Visit the place with your Family and dear ones to spent some devotional time together.
In the end of the year during Dussehra festival, animal sacrifice is offered at this temple which is a festival also known as Chatar yatra ,where thousands and thousands of people gather in the city to get the blessings from their beloved goddess Maa Manikeshwari
Those who got their wishes fulfilled, released pigeons as a mark of devotion too.
History of Maa Manikeshwari temple -
The deity of Chakrakotamandala comprising present days Kalahandi, Koraput and Bastar was Manikya debi or Manikeswari around 10th century A.D. Later on the Kalahandi king Harichandra Deo struggled and died because of which his pregnant queen left for her father’s house in Gadapur, Phulbani.
And Some part of Phulbani was part of Mahakantara in ancient time and Chakrakota Mandala. Though capital of Chakrakotamandala is still being debated, it is clear that it has many similar with Kamala Mandala, another ancient name of Kalahandi, Manikya Devi came to Gadapur perhaps due to influence of Chakrakota Mandala. Later, the queen and her son, Ramchandra Deo returned with Manikya Debi or Manikeswari as per Kalahandi’s public request that time. Maa Manikeswari was brought from Gadapur (Phulbani) around 1200 A.D. and it was located in Kalahandi. Manikeswari was also popularized by Suryabansi Gajapati in 15th-16th century in Puri region. Purushottama Deva Gajapati considered Manikeswari as consort of Lord Jagannath and made a shrine of Manikeswari at Chilika, now doesn’t exist. Maa Manikeswari is royal family deity of Parlakhemundi. Manikeswari was installed in Bhawanipatna much later around
(1849 AD )during shifting of the capital from Junagarh.
Some people also mention Manikeswari in Thumaul Rampur as Adipitha and Devi was brought to Bhawanipatna from there. Uditnarayan Deo laid the foundation of the present modern temple in Bhawanipatna and it was completed in 1947 by Brajamohan Deo. Manikeswari was associated with Kalahandi history as a goddess of wealth, Manik, since 10th century. There is some debate to relate Manikeswari with Stambeswari temple in Asurgarh-Narla around 5-6th century as well as Maningeeswari in Banapur in Puri.
locations in many place of Odisha and chhatisgarh, especially in undivided districts of Koraput, phulbani, Boudh, Bolangir, Sonepur, Ganjam ,Gajapati, Angul Dhenkanal, Kenojhar Sundergarh, etc. due to influence by various rulers.
Though Manikeswari has much historical significance in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, it has not yet fully been appreciated.
Chhatar jatra
In Odia calendar, Maa Manikeswari is taken out of her temple for this divine journey on the eighth day of Shukla Paksh in the month of Aswina during the month of sep-oct.
The ceremonial Chhatar of Goddess Manikeswari taken to the Jena Khala on the outskirts of Bhawanipatna from Manikeswari temple. After execution of certain secret rituals there the Chhatar is brought back in a large procession to the temple. The return journey of the Chhatar to the temple is known as Chhatar Jatra. With tribal dance and big sound procession in traditional way with drum and tabla with ghumra dance.
As lakhs of devotees throng to witness this divine journey of the deity, 10 platoons of security forces were deployed to thwart any untoward incident.
Visit the city :- day before the Chhatar yatra.
The well accommodation in city - hotel centre park - hotel bhawagariti inn ,etc and manymore
More places to explore - phurlijharn waterfall, baadrabandaro waterfall, jhagam ,karlapathwildlife,hellopoint ,bhawagariti park and manymore .
Thankyou - Maa Manikeshwari bless you.
-akash @cityguides
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