Bhagabati Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Banapur |
Deity | Goddess Bhagabati |
Location | |
Location | Banapur |
State | Odisha |
Country | India |
The temple of the goddess Bhagabati, the presiding deity of the Indian town Banapur in Odisha has earned celebrity as a centre of religious activities. [1] [2] Once Banapur was the capital of the Sailodhvaba dynasty, responsible for the construction of the early group of temples at Bhubaneswar. The large number of Buddhist images discovered at Banapur relate the place to the Vajrayana cult of Buddhism.
On 5 October 2010 the Orissa High Court directed the state government to make sure that animal sacrifices are not conducted at the temple during the Dussehra. [3]
Based in Bampur, in Khordha District of Orissa the Bhagabati Temple is one of the famous Shaktipithas of Orissa
The 700-year-old Bhagabati temple at Banpur in Khurda district
19°45′34″N 85°09′43″E / 19.759357°N 85.161953°E
Bhagabati Temple | |
---|---|
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Banapur |
Deity | Goddess Bhagabati |
Location | |
Location | Banapur |
State | Odisha |
Country | India |
The temple of the goddess Bhagabati, the presiding deity of the Indian town Banapur in Odisha has earned celebrity as a centre of religious activities. [1] [2] Once Banapur was the capital of the Sailodhvaba dynasty, responsible for the construction of the early group of temples at Bhubaneswar. The large number of Buddhist images discovered at Banapur relate the place to the Vajrayana cult of Buddhism.
On 5 October 2010 the Orissa High Court directed the state government to make sure that animal sacrifices are not conducted at the temple during the Dussehra. [3]
Based in Bampur, in Khordha District of Orissa the Bhagabati Temple is one of the famous Shaktipithas of Orissa
The 700-year-old Bhagabati temple at Banpur in Khurda district
19°45′34″N 85°09′43″E / 19.759357°N 85.161953°E