Durga Temple, Baideswar, Odisha

Durga Temple, Baideswar, Odisha

Durga Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Durga located in Baideswar Village in Cuttack District in the Indian state of Odisha. The temple is situated on the southern bank of Mahanadi River. The Temple is situated on the Cuttack to Daspalla route.

History

The Temple was constructed in 8^th century CE by the Bhaumakaras. The temple is a protected monument maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India, Bhubaneswar Circle.

The Temple

This temple is facing towards west. The temple consists of khakhara vimana and a shallow frontal porch. The temple is triratha on plan and triangabada in elevation. The vimana is rectangular on plan. The sanctum enshrines an image of eight armed Mahishasura Mardini. The exterior wall is profusely carved with sculptural motifs such as vajramundi and chaitya designs and scroll works. The vajramundi niches are carved with images of Mahishasura Mardini, Parvati, Aja Ekapada Bhairava and Ganesha.

The chaitya medallion in the bada is carved with Andhakasura Vadha Moorthy and Aja Ekapada. The chaitya medallion surmounted the gandi is carved with the images of Nataraja and Ganesha. The each mouldings of the bada is carved with chaitya medallion housing animals like elephant, horse, swan and floral motifs such as lotus medallion etc. A maithuna image is found on the right lateral side of the mastaka.

Festivals

Durga Pooja is the most famous festival celebrated here.

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 2.5 Kms from Baideswar Bus Stand, 10 Kms from Kalapathar, 17 Kms from Banki, 41 Kms from Narasinghpur, 63 Kms from Cuttack, 65 Kms from Daspalla, 68 Kms from Bhubaneswar and  68 Kms from Bhubaneswar Airport. The Temple is situated on the Cuttack to Daspalla route.

Location