Bhagabati
Temple, Panasapada, Odisha
Bhagabati Temple is a Hindu
Temple dedicated to Goddess Durga, located in Panasapada Village near Jagatsinghpur
Town in Jagatsinghpur District in Odisha
State, India. The temple is situated in the outskirt of the Panasapada Village
on the Piteipur to Panasapada road.
History
The Temple was constructed in 19th
century CE by a local Zamindar but the presiding deity and sculptures in the
temple can be dated to 12th century CE based on the iconographical
features.
The Temple
This Temple is facing towards
east. The temple consists of pidha vimana and a recently built mandapa. The
sanctum is square on plan. The sanctum enshrines an image of ten armed Mahisasuramardini.
Ganesa, Kartikeya and Parvati are the niche images located around the external
walls of the sanctum.
Festivals
Durga Pooja is the most famous
festival celebrated here.
Connectivity
The temple is located at about 7
Kms from Jagatsinghpur, 7 Kms from Jagatsinghpur Bus Stand, 9 Kms from Gorakhnath
Railway Station, 21 Kms from Balikuda,
49 Kms from Paradeep, 49 Kms from Cuttack, 58 Kms from Bhubaneswar Airport and 64
Kms from Bhubaneswar. The Temple is situated at about 2 Kms from Sampur on Jagatsinghpur
to Paradeep route via Gorakhnath.
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