Balangir - Religious Places

Religious Places

There are hundred of temples in Balangir town. Each and every Pada has one or more temples. Following are some of the Most Popular and important temples of Balangir Town.

• Maa Pataneswari Temple (Pataneswari Gudi) - The presiding deity of Balangir District and Kosal.
• Maa Samaleswari Temple (Samalei Gudi) - Second most visited Famous temple of Western Orissa after Samaleswari temple of Sambalpur. Dedicated to Maa Samalei.
• Goplajee Temple - Oldest temple of Balangir town dedicated to Lord Krishna.
• Nursingha Temple - One of the earliest temple of Balangir dedicated to Lord Narasimha
• Santoshi Temple - Dedicated to Maa Santoshi
• Lokanath Baba Temple - Dedicated to Lord Shiva
• Sheetala Mata Temple - located inside the premises of Santoshi Temple.
• Bhagwat Temple - Dedicated to Lord Krishna, Garuda and Bhagwat Geeta. Located at Rugudi Pada
• Jagannath Temple - Dedicated to Lord Jagannath
• Mausi Maa Teple - Dedicated to Lord Jagannath. Lord Jagannath stays at this temple during Rath Yatra.
• Durga Temple - Dedicated to Lord Durga.
• Ramji Mandir - One of the Oldest temple at Ramji Pada dedicated to Lord Rama
• Ram Temple - Located near daily market is dedicated to Lord Ram, Seeta, Laxman and Hanuman.
• Shyama Kali Temple - Dedicated to Lord Kali. Located at Rugudi Pada
• Saibaba Temple - Located off Sambalpur Road, On the outskirt of Balangir town
• Sathya Sai Baba temle - Located at Rugudi Pada
• Laxmi Narayan Temple - One of the Oldest temple dedicated to Lord Laxmi, located at Club Pada.

Religious places of other religion/sects

• There is also a Gurudwara for Sikh community, located at Ramai Talkies Road
• There is one Sunni Masjid for the Muslim community, located at Tikrapara
• There are several churches in Balangir town. Prominent amongst them are Roman Catholic Church at Rugudi Pada and Protestant church at Adarsha Pada.
• There is one Jalaram temple for the Hindu-Gujurati Community
• There is one Jhulelal temple also for the Sidhi community
• Harishankar: It is about70km away from Balangir, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva are being worshiped here. A Yatra called Shiva Chaturdashi mela is observed with hue which attracts visitors and devotees form across the country.