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Alarnath
Temple : Lord Alarnath is the representative
of Lord Jagannath. Sri Alarnath Dev temple is situated
in Brahmagiri . This temple is related to Sri Mandir
and the memory of Srichaitanya. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
has visited this temple. Pilgrims visit this temple
during the Anasara of Sri Jagannath.
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Biswanath
Temple is situated on a high mountain called
Biswanatha hill near Delanga. This place attracts
tourists for its natura l beauty and greenery all
around it. There is an ancient idol of Baraha. There
exists many Budha Stupas also.
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Baliharachandi
shrine is nearby. Only 27km from Brahmagiri is Satpada,
an ideal place to enjoy Chilika and to have a glimpse
of cavorting Dolphins.
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The
Sakshigopal Temple : Sakhigopal temple is
famous for the temples of RadhaKrishna and Ram, Laxman
and Sita. Sakhigopal at a distance of 15 km from Puri.
The life size stone image of Lord Gopinath alias Gopal
was at Kanchi which was later on bought by King Purusottam
to Orissa and consecrated at Sakhigopal. A great fair
is annually held here on tha Anla Nabami day in the
month of Kartika. Many medicinal and rare plants
are found behind this temple. Bakula Bana of Panchasakha
otherwise known as Banavidyalaya is also situated
here.
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Sri
Gundicha Temple : The
temple bears the name of Gundicha Devi, queen of King
Indradyumna. At the time of the Car Festival, the
deities Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra halt at
Gundicha temple for 7days and return to the main temple
on Bahuda Yatra day.
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Sri
Loknath Temple : This temple is only 3 kms
away from Sri Mandir. God Shiva is worshipped as Loknath
in this temple. There the presiding deity God Sri
Lokanath remains submerged under water. On the Sivaratri
day, a grand fair is held here. The Phallic God becomes
visible on the Sivaratri day after Pankodhar Ekadashi.
Pilgrims are attracted towards its natural beauty.
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Konark
Temple : Konark's Sun temple is built by
Ganga dynasty's King Nrusingha Dev in the thirteenth
century. It is also known as Black Pagoda and Arkakhetra.
Eighteen lakh pilgrims visit this temple annually
to watch its sculptural and artistic beauty. Located
at a distance of 65kms from Bhubaneswar, this unique
temple is located on hte seashore. It was built on
the sea bank with water lashing its walls. But now
the sea has receded and the temple is little away
from the beach. The whole temple was conceived as
a gigantic chariot represented bt intricately carved
out gigantic wheels at the basement. Now only the
Mukhasala or the Porch and the Nata Mandap or the
Dance Pacillion are left. Yet the Porch alone rivals
the great temples of the world.
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Kakatpur
: Kakatpur's renowned Maa Mangala temple
is situated at a distance of 50kms from Puri, on the
Puri-Astaranga road. This temple also observes NabaKalebar
custom like the SriMandir. About 1lakh pilgrims visit
this temple annually.
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Ramachandi
Temple near Konark : At the bank of river
Kushsbhadra, the temple of Ramachandi is situated
which is only 5kms away from Konark on the south eastern
side. Goddess Ramachandi is the presiding deity of
this temple.
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