Godhaneswar temple is located on the bank of river Mahanadi

Mahanadi River

The Mahanadi in East Central India. It drains an area of around 141,600 km2 and has a total course of 858 km. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Orissa.-Source:...

 in the Godhaneswar village. The name Godhaneswar means lord of cows. It is a very famous shiva

Shiva

Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

 temple of Birmaharajpur

Birmaharajpur

Birmaharajpur is a subdivision of Subarnapur district in the state of Orissa, India.-Geography:Birmaharajpur sub-division is located at a distance of 22 k.m from the Dist...

 subdisvison of Subarnapur district, Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

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It is very famous in this region and attracts devotees throughout the year. Prof. Sadhu Charan Panda, during the survey for his doctoral research could locate three Naga images in the serpentine form in western Orissa and have cited about six Naga images in their theriomorphic representation in entire Orissa. One of such stone Naga image in the theriomorphic form is found at this temple (Godhaneswar in Sonepur district).[4]. This temple is also mentioned in the book "Glimpses of tribal and folk culture" as an important Siva temple of this region.

During kartik purnima and other festivals people of Gariamunda

Gariamunda

Gariamunda is a village of Pitamahul gram panchayat of Birmaharajpur subdivision, Subarnapur district, Orissa, India. It is located on the side of the road connecting Birmaharajpur and Rairakhol town.- External links :*...

, Pitamahul

Pitamahul

Pitamahul is a gram panchayat of Birmaharajpur subdivision of Subarnapur district, Orissa, India. It is located on the bank of river Mahanadi and on the side of the road connecting Birmaharajpur and Rairakhol town. Durdura, Tebhapadar, Amsarbhata and Subalaya are the nearby village of...

, Durdura, Duleswar, Tebhapadar

Tebhapadar

Tebhapadar is a village of Birmaharajpur subdivision of Subarnapur district of Orissa, India. It is located on the bank of Surubalijora and Mahanadi River. Total population of this village is 1,326 out of which 697 are male and 629 are female. This village is spread over of land.It has three...

, Sangrampur, Amsarbhata, Subalaya

Subalaya

Subalaya is a town in the Birmaharajpur subdivision of Subarnapur district, Orissa, India. It is an island located at the meeting place of the Mahanadi river and Surubalijora.This town is home to Subalaya High School and Subalaya College...

, Etktal and other nearby villages come to worship the lord Godhaneswar.

External links

• Godhaneswar of Sonepur district

See also

• Sasisena Kavya
  Sasisena Kavya
  Sasisena Kavya is a literary book written by Pratap Rai in the 17th century. It is considered as one of the landmark books in the Oriya literature.,.- Synopsis of the Book :...
  
  

• Paschima Lanka
  Paschima Lanka
  Paschima Lanka also called Paschim Lanka or Western Lanka refers to the modern day of Sonepur region of western Orissa, India., According to historians the Sonepur region was known as Paschima Lanka around 10th-11th centuries. The evidence comes from a copper plate charter issued on late of 10th...
  
  

• Cultural Profile of South Kosal

• Kosalananda Kavya
  Kosalananda Kavya
  Kosalananda Mahakavya or Kosalananda Kavya is a palmleaf manuscript in Sanskrit written in AD.1664 by Pandit Gangadhar Mishra. Kosalananda Kavya is the first epic of Sanskrit literature in Orissa. Pandit Mishra was the court poet of Sambalpur King Baliar Singh...
  
  

• Subarnapur district

• Sonepur
  Sonepur
  Sonepur, also known as Subarnapur, is a town and district headquarters of Subarnapur district of Orissa. Sonepur was formerly the capital of a princely state of British India. The district spreads over an area of 2284.89 km2. It is also known as Second Varanasi of India for its cluster of...
  
  

• Kosal

• Kosal state movement
  Kosal state movement
  A movement is continuing in the “Kosal region” of India for creation of a separate state from the existing state of Orissa. People of this region are demanding a politically separate Kosal state from Orissa. The demand for ‘Kosal state’ in Orissa is becoming intense day by day. Political parties,...
  
  

• Sureswari Temple
  Sureswari temple
  Sureswari temple or Sursuri temple is located at the left bank of Tel River towards the south-west of the confluence of Mahanadi and Tel River. This temple is located in the temple town of Sonepur, Subarnapur district, Orissa, India. The presiding deity is maa Sursuri and well known as one of the...
  
  

• Subarnameru Temple
  Subarnameru Temple
  Subarnameru Temple is situated in Sonepur town in Subarnapur district of Orissa.It is a shrine for the worshipping of Shiva-Legend:Popular story of Gold coin Rain is associated with this Place, with this Temple when an ardent devotee asked lord for help,so the name is Sonepur or Subarnapur.The...
  
  

• Lankeswari Temple
  Lankeswari Temple
  Lankeswari temple is located inside the river Mahanadi at Sonepur town, Subarnapur district, Orissa, India. Once upon a time Sonepur region was known as Paschima Lanka. Goddess Lankeswari was the presiding deity of Paschima Lanka. Now Maa Lankeswari is worshiped by the Kaivarta community of...
  
  

• Patali Srikhetra
  Patali Srikhetra
  Patali Srikhetra is a famous place with significant historical importance for Subarnapur district, Kosal and Orissa. This religious place is associated with Shaktism, Buddhism and Vaishnavism. It is located in the foot of Trikut Hill at Kotsamalai of the Birmaharajpur subdivision of Subarnapur...