ANGUL

This temple is situated at a distance of 28 kms, on Angul Bagedia road and is dedicated to Goddess Ramchandi. She is believed to be possessed of great powers. It is believed that by worshipping Goddess Ramchandi sterile women will obtain children. On the foundation of the old temple one magnificent temple was constructed. A Yatra is held here on the second day of Krushna Pakshya Bhadra. This Yatra is known as Ramchandi Yatra or Kaduali Yatra. This Yatra is celebrated with big ceremony every year. Thousands of people attend this Yatra.
 

A beautiful temple complex has been constructed on Sunasagada Hill top at Angul. The main temple has Mukhasala, Jagamohan, Natyamandir and a Garvagriha. Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra are worshiped in the main temple. Godess Laxmi, Bimala, Sarawati are worshiped in this complex. This temple complex attracts a lot of visitors throughout the year. The main temple has a spread of 7500 sq ft and is 111 ft tall. Car festival and other festivals associated with Lord Jagannath are observed in Sri Saila Khetra.
 

The hot water spring is located in the state of Orissa that exerts a pull on add up to numerous tourists as of all about the world. Enclosed by emerald velvety forests the hot water spring is positioned near Athamalik of Deulajhari. The renowned sulphur hot water spring of Deulajhari elongates above an immense area and preserves an elevated degree of temperature. The hot water spring of springs up commencing underneath a Shivalinga that is attached with various religious dimensions. The hot water from the Deulajhari spring is unruffled into thirty six man made ponds that confines a temple of Shiva almost fifty percent of the springs are cold water springs, being close to the hot water springs, these springs are believed to posses some miraculous powers. There is also a belief that the hot water springs in this region contains properties which can cure diseases.
 

The temple of Budhi Thakurani is situated at Angul town. Near the temple, an exact replica of Puri Jagannath Temple is built. It is famous as Saila Srikhetra. The presiding deity of Angul is Goddess Budhithakurani. Angul has earned celebrity as a Sakta Centre since 8th Century AD with the rise of the Sulkies on its soil. Goddess Budhithakurani is worshiped in the form of a stone icon covered with vermillion. The shrine draws huge crowd throughout the year. Pilgrims of different parts of Orissa visit the place for a darshan of the Goddess.
 

The holy place of the Goddess Hingula is situated on the bank of the river Simhada in the West of Talcher. It is located at a distance of 14 kms from Talcher. There is a temple Goddess Hingula here. Hingula Yatra is observed here for 9 days during the month of Chaitra.
 

A rock art sleeping image of Lord Vishnu is located at Bhimakanda village about 30 kms north of Talcher town and 50 kms from Angul and on the right bank of river Brahmani. The imagedates back to 9th century AD and has the distinction of being the largest sleeping idol of Lord Vishnu. The image reclining to its right is about 42 inches long 8 inches wide.