Karnagarh Mandir

It is one of the popular temples frequently visited by locals of Karnagarh. The Chapaleswar and Mahamaya temples at Karnagarh built in the typical Odisha architectural style of temple architecture, located nearly 10 km north of Midnapore town, are two of the most popular temples.  12 km to the north of the town via Bhaputala is Karnagarh.The Dandeshwar Temple stands 60 ft high and 20.6 ft long. Instead of a deity, this temple has 8 ft pit called as Jonipith. the Mahamaya Temple that is dedicated to the Mother Goddess located just to the Left of the Dandeshwar Temple. The deity of the royal family Mahamaya is still worshipped in Rarh Bengal. Behind the Mahamaya temple is the holy Shiva Kunda.Both these temples were built in the 10th century by Karna Keshari of Keshari/Soma Vamsi Dynasty of Odisha. The Anadilinga Dandeshwar and Devi Bhagavati Mahamaya are the main attractions of this vicinity. The Garbhagriha is made in the Saptarath Shikhar style. The temple enshrines a statue of Goddess Mahamaya in a muslin sari. The Jagmohan i.e. middle part of the temple is made in Saptarath Pida style. This temple is also of historic importance as being a hotspot of the Chuar Revolt during the Indian Independence Movement.The entrance to the temple built in Odissi style, to the south of the garh spread over 3 km, is Howakhan Toran. A gorgeous fair is held on Poush Sankranti day. A thin river Parang has made a moat surrounding three sides of the ruins of the garh built by King Mahabir Singh. One should visit Karnagarh to ruminate the past.

Details of Tourist Place

• Block :Salboni
• Name of Nearby Government Accommodation : WBSEDCL Guest House, Burdge Town, Midnapore( Manager (HR&A) Mob: 8900799026), Shiromani Garh Eco Resort (Contact: 8927397274), Vidya Sagar University Guest House (Registrar Mob: 9434111115)
• Name and Contact no. of Nearest Police Station :Salboni PS, Contact no-03227-252100
• Name of nearest Railway station :Bhadutala railway station
• Name of nearest highway through which we can reach the tourist spot : NH-60 (Balasore to Morgram)
• BDO Contact No. :8348323457
• BMOH Contact No.:8972840402
• OC/IC PS Contact No. :9830255491 / 9083269522

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