Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Ramachandi Temple, Puri, Odisha

Ramachandi Temple, Puri, Odisha
Ramachandi Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Shakti, located in Puri, a famous pilgrimage town in the state of Odisha, India. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Ramachandi. The Temple is located at about 650 meters from Puri Railway Station, 800 meters from Puri Bus Stand and 3 Kms from Puri Jagannatha Temple. The temple is located in the Bankimuhana Ramachandi Sahi, Puri. It is situated on the left side of the road leading from Red Cross Road to the Gajapati Nagar. It is situated just behind the Cholera Hospital of Puri town.

Legends
According to local tradition, the deity is named Ramachandi because lord Rama worshipped the present deity Chandi for her blessing to attain victory over Ravana.

History
The Temple was built in 17th Century AD by Bhoi of Khurdha.

The Temple
The Temple is facing towards south. The temple is triratha on plan. The Temple consists of Rekha vimana and pidha jagamohana of Kalingan order. The presiding deity is a six-armed Mahisasuramardini (killing buffalo demon) Durga. She is housed in the sanctum. The vimana and the jagamohana are square on plan. The vimana is devoid of decoration except the udyota Simha at the center of rahapagas in the gandi.

The Parsvadevatas niches contain images of Kali, Varahi and one unidentified image. The puranic stories of Mahisasuramardini, Uma Maheswara, Savitri Satyavan, Krishna Lila etc. are recently depicted in the additional hall in front of the jagamohana. The images of Dasamahavidya in their terrific form can be found in the niches on either side of the doorjambs.

Festivals
Durga Puja, Dussehra and Kalipuja are the festivals celebrated here with much fanfare. Sola Puja is observed here for 16 days consecutively during Durga Puja.
Connectivity
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