Akhandalamani Temple, Aradi –
Legends
Akhandalamani:
As per
legend, King Niladri Samara Singh Mohapatra was ruling over this region in 17th
century CE. One day, he sent a farmer to cultivate his paddy field on the bank
of Baitrani river. While cultivating, the blade of his plough was broken by
hitting an unknown hard material. The farmer got curious and excavated the land
slowly. He found a black glazed granite stone and also noticed a stream of
blood flowing towards the Baitrani river from this stone. He got frightened and
ran towards the king to report this incident.
Immediately,
the king came to the spot and found flood of milk instead of blood and found a
huge black cobra hooding the stone. The same night on that day, the king had a
dream about the arrival of Lord Akhandalamani on that place. The next day, the
king came to that spot and worshipped Lord. He also built a wooden
temple for the Lord. The devotees from the surrounding region thronged the
spot. The king invited five Brahmins from a village named Naharagrama
of Jajpur district to take care of the rituals and worship of Lord
Akhandalamani.
King Harihara Bhanja Deo of
Rajkanika got cured of eye disease by the grace of Lord Akhandalamani:
As per
legend, King Harihara Bhanja Deo of Konika was suffering from a
severe eye disease. He tried several treatments to cure his disease but all
failed. One day, his wife Rani Satyabhama Patadei came
to Aradi and worshipped Akhandalamani sincerely for the cure of his husband eye
disease. Pleased with her prayers, Lord Akhandalamani appeared in the dreams of
the king and informed him the cure for his eye disease. In gratitude, the king
built a proper
temple for Lord Akhandalamani. Also, he dug a large pond near the
temple and named it as Shiva Ganga. This pond is connected to the Baitrani
river.
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