Nrusinghanath Temple
Paikamal, Odisha 768039, India
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Monday: 5–20
Tuesday: 5–20
Wedneasday: 5–20
Thursday: 5–20
Friday: 5–20
Saturday: 5–20
Sunday: 5–20
Tuesday: 5–20
Wedneasday: 5–20
Thursday: 5–20
Friday: 5–20
Saturday: 5–20
Sunday: 5–20
When you visit, must visit Harishankar also. These two places are on the two opposite sides of the Gandhamardan Hill.
This is also a picnic spot where nature's beauty more beautiful than anything.
This is also house of Gibbon monkey 🐒 living freely. It's also a botanical reserve for many medicated trees and herves.
A beautiful waterfall is near it, which attracts tourists due to it's beautiful scenery..
Actually I loved this place alot.
You must visit here for Picnic, tourism and also for photoshoot.
•Nrusimhanath Temple is about 110 km west of Baragarh and 164 km from Sambalpur.
• History of the temple
Around six hundred years ago, a woman Jamuna Kandhuni as referred in the book "Nrusingha Charitra" in Odia language composed a Kavya that sings the glory of Marjara Keshari in regard to suppression and repression of torture and tyranny of Musika Daitya. According to the legend, when people were greatly afflicted by Musika Daitya (the incarnate Mouse Demon), Vishnu Mani in the appearance(Incarnation) of Marjara Keshari, in His Feline Form, ran to eat the demonic mouse form - Musika Daitya who never came out from the tunnel and Marjara Keshari waited from that day. The temple is reputed from that day with this mythological history. This story is symbolic of the grounding the demonic evil power of tyranny and torture that never dared to come out further and Lord Nrusinghnath alias Marjara Keshari has been guarding it since then. According to Huen Tsang, the Chinese traveler, this place was a centre of Buddhist scriptural learning. Lord Nrushinghanath is a much-adored deity of Odisha and a great fair is held in his honour on the 14th day of bright fortnight in the month of Vaisakha. According to Odia and Devnagari inscriptions, the temple was built by Baijal Dev in the early 15th century AD. The temple is a masterpiece of Kalinga Architecture of Deula style prevalent in the Odisha region of India.