Kapilash Temple

Kapilash Temple
Kapilash Temple
Geography
Coordinates	20°40′55.4″N 85°45′47.13″E / 20.682056°N 85.7630917°E / 20.682056; 85.7630917Coordinates: 20°40′55.4″N 85°45′47.13″E / 20.682056°N 85.7630917°E / 20.682056; 85.7630917
Country	India
State/province	Orissa
District	Dhenkanal

Kapilash Temple is situated in the north eastern part of Dhenkanal town, Orissa, India at a distance of 26 km from the district headquarters.^[1]

Location and architecture

The temples are situated at a height of about 2239 feet from sea level. The main tower of the temple is 60 feet tall. There are two approaches to the temple. One is by climbing 1352 steps and the other is thru Barabanki or travelling by the twisting way. King Narasinghdeva I of Ganga Dynasty constructed the temple for Sri Chandrasekhar in 1246 CE as indicated in the Kapilash temple inscription. In the left side of the temple the Payamrta Kunda and in the right side the Marichi Kunda exist. The temple has a wooden Jagamohana. Sri Ganesh, Kartikeya, Gangadevi, etc. are found in the temple. Patita pavana Jagannath is installed in the temple as the Parsa Deva. Lord Vishwanath temple is also situated in Kapilash. According to some scholars this temple is older than the Chandrasekhar temple, hence it is known as Budha Linga. There are many legends about Kapilash pitha and its significance. Tradition describes it as the ashram of Kapila, to some scholars it is the second Kailash of Lord Shiva. Shridhar Swami who wrote commentary on Bhagavata Purana stayed there. There are some monasteries in the premises.

Gallery

Kapilash Temple
Kapilash Temple
Kapilash Temple
Road to Kapilash Temple
Hilltop View

References

↑ "Kapilash Temple".

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kapilash Temple.

Shiva temples in Odisha

Shiva Temples	Astasambhu, Bhubaneswar Ajaikapada Bhairava Akhandalamani Annakoteshvara Bhuvaneshwar Temple, Boudh Brahmeswara Bhimashankar Chandaneswar Chateshwar Temple Dhabaleswar Gupteswar Cave Godhaneswar temple Indralath Temple Jaleswar Kapilash Kapilesvara Kedareswar Kosaleswara Ladoo Baba Temple Leaning Temple, Huma Lingaraja Lokanatha Temple Markandeshwar Temple Mukteswar Murga Mahadeva Shrine Nilakantheswar Temple Paikapada shiva temple Panchalingeshwar Parsurameswar Rajarani Temple Rameshwar Deula Simhanath Temple Subarnameru Yameshwar

Hindu temples in Odisha Shakti temples in Odisha Temples in Bhubaneswar

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, August 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.