Bhagabati Temple, Panasapada, Odisha

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 19^th century CE by a local Zamindar but the presiding deity and sculptures in the temple can be dated to 12^th 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.

Location