Sambalpur Tourist Places, Best Place to Visit in Odisha, Sambalpur Tourism Place, Sambalpur Picnic Spots, Samaleswari Temple, Hirakud Dam
The Pataneswari temple is located at a distance of 5 km from the Sambalpur Bus stand and near the Maa Samaleswari temple. Goddess Kali is worshipped in the temple of Pataneswari and is the sister of Samaleswari. In the Pataneswari temple premises, Navagraha, Hanuman, Aranapurna, Bhairavi, Narasimha, Maa Durga, Vaishnavi Devi, Baraha, Maa Kamala and Maa Mangal are worshipped. The temple was built by Balaram Dev, the first Chauhan ruler of Sambalpur, in the last part of the 16th century. Pataneswari temple is a tourist attraction places near Sambalpur town. Maa Pataneswari is…
Ghanteswari Temple is located on the bank of river Mahanadi near the Chiplima Power plant and is 33 km distance from Sambalpur town. As the name indicates, there are bells (Ghanti) everywhere. People offer bell to Maa after their the fulfilment of their wishes. A large number of pilgrims visit this place every day from across the state. This temple area is thousands of bells hanging all around, the only place of its kind in Odisha. It is playing an important role in navigation in the past. It was called a…
Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary is located 38 km distance from Sambalpur town. Here is the free moment of wild animals like tigers, deer, leopards, Sambar, spotted deer and elephants etc. Visitors can see the natural scenery up close. The Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary comprises parts of Badrama Reserve Forests, Ushakothi Reserve Forests, Binjipali Reserve Forests and Additional Kansar Reserve Forests. The Sanctuary is located in the western part of the Hirakud Dam and is surrounded by the Moist Sal Forests and bamboo Forests. The Sanctuary forms a significant of the Sambalpur Elephant…
Huma temple is located at a distance of 23 km from Sambalpur town and the left side bank of the river Mahanadi. Huma is famous for the leaning shiv temple. Lord Bimaleswar Siva is the presiding deity of this temple. The Shiva temple was built during the reign of Baliar Singh, the fifth Raja of Sambalpur. The playful Kudo fishes are the main attraction of the temple. Huma Shiva Temple is a famous temple in Sambalpur District. Boating is available at the Mahanadi River near the Huma Temple to entertain…
