Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Famous Places of Sambalpur Districtof Odisha( Orissa) See Word Famous Dam on River Mahanadi, Ancient Temples, Historical Places,Wild Life Sanctuary

Sambalpur: The Gateway to Western Orissa, World Famous Sambalpuri Songs, Tye and Dye Art of Weaving Style on Sambalpuri Saree and many more unique life style.

Hirakud: 15 km. from Sambalpur. The world's longest multi-purpose Dam is situated here. Gandhi minar and Jawahar minar are constructed on the top of two hills.


CATTLE ISLAND, A NATURAL WONDER:Exists in one of the extreme point of Hirakud Reservoir, a Natural wonder. It is near to Kumarbandh village of Belpahar-Banharpali range which is about 90 kms from Sambalpur town.


Huma: It is situated at a distance of 21 km from Sambalpur. It is famous for Shiva temple and its architectral exalency as its a leaning Temple of Orissa.


Bells Galore, Ghanteshwari: 33 kms from Sambalpur and on the bank of river Mahanadi, the temple of Goddess Ghanteswari is situated here. The specialty of this temple area is, thousands of bells hanging all around, the only place of its kind in Orissa. This temple is situated near Chiplima Hydro Power Station in Sambalpur district.


CHIPLIMA :A combination of both Hirakud Dam and Huma Temple is Chiplima, about 37 Kms. from Sambalpur. An ideal picnic spot, Chiplima is known for a natural fall (24.38 mts. In height) harnessed for generating electricity. It is also known for harbouring “Ghanteswari”, the presiding deity of the place. Moreover, the State livestock Breeding Farm and Agricultural Farm are located here.


USHAKOTHI :A spot of an altogether different hue is Ushakothi wild life Sanctuary, 43 Kms. North-East of Sambalpur on NH.6. Stretching for more than 130 Kms., the Sanctuary harbours Elephants, Tigers, Gours, Sambars, Black Panthers, Deer, Spotted Deer, and Wild Bears etc. The two watching towers located near the saline tank inside the Sanctuary enable the visitors to catch a view of these animals.


Samaleswari Temple: Maa Samaleswari temple is the famous temple of Sambalpur town as well as state. The temples of are like Liakhai, Madanmohan, Satyabadi, Bariha, Brahampura, Dadhibamana, Timini and Gopalji Revals the influence of Vaishnava tradition in Sambalpur.

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