Balakumari

Maa Balakumari Balakumari
Tourist Place
Balakumari
Maa Balakumari Location of Balakumari in Odisha
Coordinates: 19°12′01″N 84°38′22″E / 19.200402°N 84.639364°ECoordinates: 19°12′01″N 84°38′22″E / 19.200402°N 84.639364°E
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Ganjam
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Official language	Odia
Spoken languages	Odia

Balakumari or Maa Balakumari is a tourist place destination in Odisha.^[1]The place is well known as a holy pilgrim destination for a temple where Maa Balakumari is worshiped on the top of the mountain near chikiti.^[2][3]

History

Temple of Maa Balakumari was founded by the royal family of Chikiti. Maa Balakumari is the famous goddess of the locality. The temple is situated in the east of the town Chikiti.^[4]

The place is provided with all necessary features. Tourists have to climb 1240 steps to reach at the top of the temple. The temple reigned by Goddess Durga is frequented by people of many parts of Southern Orissa (Chikiti)and near areas of Andhra Pradesh.^[5] The place is at a distanc of 52 km. from the district headquarters and at a distance of 208 km. from state capital. One of the important festivals celebrated at the temple is Sanskranti day of each month and all Tuesdays.^[6]

References

1. Balakumari, Maa. "Maa Balakumari Tourist Place". Ganjam Government official site. ganjam.nic.in. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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3. Temple, Maa Balakumari. "Maa Balakumari Temple". Wikimapia. Wikimapia. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
4. Maa balakumari, Temple of. "Maa Balakumari Temple location details". RTI Odisha. RTI Odisha. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
5. at Maa Balakumari, Features. "Features provided at Maa Balakumari". Sulekha Travels. Sulekha. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
6. to Maa Balakumari temple, Travelling details. "Maa Balakumari temple travelling details". Ganjam District Official Site. ganjam.nic.in. Retrieved 6 February 2016.