Peaceful. I think the best time to come is during evening hours just while Sunset. For information -- No worshipping items(like Diya,Banana, Coconut, Agarbatti,....) are allowed.
Prasenjit panda310 days ago
Peace. Calm atmosphere. Not that crowded if you choose your timing with little care. Beggers near the gate. Typical of Hindu religious place. Something needs to be done about the same.
Prajnadipti Das341 days ago
The temple is near the bank of river Mahanadi. The goddess maa samaleswari the main deity who is being worshipped here. People from every corner of the west odisha come here to pray here. The main festival that is celebrated here is nuakhai festival where the new rice that is grown as Ravi crop is presented to the goddess. People believe the God very much. Currently renovation work around the temple is being undertaken by the government.
Uddipta Bhaumik1 year ago
Mandir is located on the ring road of Sambalpur. It's in the heart of the town and easy to spot from normal traffic. The place is very well maintained. There is no hassle from priests and not too crowded. The place is very clean as a whole a nice temple to visit
Suresh parida1 year ago
Jai maa Samleswari. Peace Climate atmosphere. The Temple was beautifully decorated with flowers and light and surrounding areas. Hindu religious place. Something needs to be visiting about the place.
Rabin Patra1 year ago
The temple is of Sandhara order (these types of the temples have a square sanctum enclosed by a gallery of pillars meant for pradakshina). Thus, the Sandhara temples have a Pradakshinapatha is built of a kind of stone as durable as granite, cemented with lime mortar, the whole building is plastered, but in the course of time the surface has become mouldy. The temple consists of two separate structures. The square sanctum enshrining the deity is four step below the 10-foot-wide (3.0 m) covered circumambulation, which is supported by 12 stone pillars. Eleven parswa devis (side Goddesses), are embedded on the outer wall of the sanctum, so that the devotees can worship those deities during parikrama through the vaulted circumambulation. The idol of Shree Shree Samalei Devi consists of a large block of granite rock with an inverted, trunk-like projection at the bottom. This also symbolises a yoni, and is an interesting kings-yoni worship. A shallow cut on her "Baraha" like face symbolises her mouth. Traditional Sambalpuri nose ornament of pure gold hangs down from her imaginary nose. Beaten gold leaves fixed on two disproportionate golden eye-like depressions on the face act as substitute for her eyes in an attempt to define the face of the mother deity on a mass of self shaped rock, the devi's idol inspires sublime sentiments of awe, fear, reverence, devotion, love and affection towards all-pervasive motherhood.
She is worshipped with great care and devotion by the natives in her temple, famously known as the Samaleswari temple. Among the varieties of festivals observed before the goddess throughout the year, three festivals are observed prominently. The first two are Navaratri pujas during the months of March and April and during the months of September and October (Chaitra Navaratri and Ashwin Navaratri respectively). The goddess is dressed differently on each day representing each of the Navadurgas, this is called Beeja. Among these two navaratra pujas (nine days continuous worship of the goddess), the second one is observed with great splendour and devotion. On the 1st day of the Navaratri, the goddess is dressed in white attire, called Dhabalamukhi. The third festival which is said to be the chief festival of the whole western Odisha region is Nuakhai. In this festival, the farmers offer the first produce from their lands to the goddess before using it for their personal use.
Just Enough1 year ago
This is the temple where sambalpur got the name after that very nice and peaceful place although there is shortage of space but you can get your peace of mind here
Tapes Nag2 years ago
I visited recently there with my friend.... It's a great place.....Tourist Area... You should probably go there twice or thrice a year , or maybe whenever you want.... Cheap price hotel also available.... Great view of beach.... So many temple s... You will have your fun there.... So Beautiful place Temple
For information -- No worshipping items(like Diya,Banana, Coconut, Agarbatti,....) are allowed.
Peace Climate atmosphere. The Temple was beautifully decorated with flowers and light and surrounding areas. Hindu religious place. Something needs to be visiting about the place.
She is worshipped with great care and devotion by the natives in her temple, famously known as the Samaleswari temple. Among the varieties of festivals observed before the goddess throughout the year, three festivals are observed prominently. The first two are Navaratri pujas during the months of March and April and during the months of September and October (Chaitra Navaratri and Ashwin Navaratri respectively). The goddess is dressed differently on each day representing each of the Navadurgas, this is called Beeja. Among these two navaratra pujas (nine days continuous worship of the goddess), the second one is observed with great splendour and devotion. On the 1st day of the Navaratri, the goddess is dressed in white attire, called Dhabalamukhi. The third festival which is said to be the chief festival of the whole western Odisha region is Nuakhai. In this festival, the farmers offer the first produce from their lands to the goddess before using it for their personal use.