Balangir Tourist Places, Harishankar Temple , Pateneswari Temple , Ranipur Jharial , Chandi Temple , Gaikhai M.I.P , Jogeshwar Temple , Sailashree Palace , Turekela Wildlife Sanctuary , Dhabaleswar Temple , Gandhamardhan Hills , Dharapgarh , Bhima Dunguri
Pataneswari Temple
Pataneswari Temple is located 38 km distance from Balangir. Pataneswari is the presiding deity of the Patangarh goddess. Pataneswari is worshipped not by Brahmin Pujak but by Khetriya belongs to the old royal family. Durgapuja & Danda yatra is the main festival of Devi Pataneswari Mandir. It is a Tantrik Pitha and the origin of Sabaritantra in Odisha in the 9th Century AD. Previously it was the ancient capital of the kingdom of Patna. Pataneswari Temple Maa Pataneswari There is a Shiva temple on the premises of Pataneswari Mandir where Lord Koshaleswar…
Harishankar temple is located at the feet of the mountain Gandhamardhan, and is 81 km distance from Balangir and 220 km from Sambalpur. The statue of Harishankar is a combination of Lord Shiva and Vishnu from the shape of Nursing, Which is worshipped here in the form of Harishankar. It is the presiding deity of the local people. A beautiful perennial spring is flowing down near the temple towards the north. Various festivals and rituals are celebrated here, including major Hindu festivals like Maha Shivaratri and Janmashtami. Harishankar temple &…
