Sailong
Encyclopedia
Sailong is a small village in the Kendujhar District
of Orissa
, India
. It lies at a distance of 5 km. from Anandapur
, 80 km. from the district headquarters 'Kendujhar' and 160 km. from Bhubaneswar
, the state capital.
It is a village within the Ghasipura
Block of Anandapur
Subdivision. It comes under the Anandapur Municipality which is one of the three Municipalities of the district. The people of the village are Hindus. Most of the people are farmers, a few work in government and private sectors. The major part of the youth in the village are engaged in various types of businesses.
Thi neighbourhood villages are Kainipura
to the south, Bholanuagaon
and Khaliamenta to the west, Ghasipura
to the east. National Highway 215 (NH-215) passes through this village.
of Igneous Intrusion (Geologically). The rocks of this hill are mostly Granites and Dolerites. The presence of this hill gives the village an excellent scenic appearance.
Matha
located on the top of Mankadakenda Hill. It comprise of two beautiful temples of Lord Jagannath
and Goddess Maa Vanadurga respectively. The founder of this Matha was Baya Baba, a saint
at his time. He was practising meditation
within a cave
in the same hill which is another interesting part of the Matha
. The cave was supposed to be a man made structure. A couple of natural open caves are also present in the vicinity.
Surrounded by giant blocks of Granite
and natural forest, this place bears a unique importance in the whole Anandapur
Subdivision. Hundreds of devotees visit this place everyday and have discussion with the current sage of the Math. This place is also a beautiful picnic spot. In the months of December to February many people come here to picnic.
, the greatest devotee of Lord Rama
of all times. This is located within the village near the Pala mandap, which is a pandal
on which religious discussions and debates in the form of songs of a special type (Called Pala) among experts from different parts of Orissa
being held every year. Different festivals related to Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman are celebrated in this temple.
, the embodiment of simplicity and renunciation
.
Kendujhar District
Kendujhar District, also known as Keonjhar District, is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. The town of Kendujhar or Kendujhargarh is the district headquarters....
of 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...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It lies at a distance of 5 km. from Anandapur
Anandapur
Anandapur is a town and a municipality of Kendujhar district in the state of Orissa, India.- Toponymy :The name Anandapur derives from आनन्द सहर -Geography:...
, 80 km. from the district headquarters 'Kendujhar' and 160 km. from Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
, the state capital.
It is a village within the Ghasipura
Ghasipura
Ghasipura is a sensus town and an administrative block in the Anandapur Subdivision of Kendujhar District, Orissa, India. It lies on the way from Bhubaneswar to Kendujhar at a distance of 160 km from the former and 80 km from the later...
Block of Anandapur
Anandapur
Anandapur is a town and a municipality of Kendujhar district in the state of Orissa, India.- Toponymy :The name Anandapur derives from आनन्द सहर -Geography:...
Subdivision. It comes under the Anandapur Municipality which is one of the three Municipalities of the district. The people of the village are Hindus. Most of the people are farmers, a few work in government and private sectors. The major part of the youth in the village are engaged in various types of businesses.
Thi neighbourhood villages are Kainipura
Kainipura
Kainipura is a small village in the Kendujhar District of Orissa, India. It lies at a distance of 5 km. from Anandapur, 80 km. from the district headquarters 'Kendujhar' and 160 km. from Bhubaneswar, the state capital....
to the south, Bholanuagaon
Bholanuagaon
Bholanuagaon is a small village in the Kendujhar District of Orissa, India. It lies at a distance of 8 km. from Anandapur, 85 km. from the district headquarters 'Kendujhar' and 165 km. from Bhubaneswar, the state capital....
and Khaliamenta to the west, Ghasipura
Ghasipura
Ghasipura is a sensus town and an administrative block in the Anandapur Subdivision of Kendujhar District, Orissa, India. It lies on the way from Bhubaneswar to Kendujhar at a distance of 160 km from the former and 80 km from the later...
to the east. National Highway 215 (NH-215) passes through this village.
Places of interest
The village is located at the base of Mankadakenda Hill with a maximum height of 540 ft, which represents a DykeDike (geology)
A dike or dyke in geology is a type of sheet intrusion referring to any geologic body that cuts discordantly across* planar wall rock structures, such as bedding or foliation...
of Igneous Intrusion (Geologically). The rocks of this hill are mostly Granites and Dolerites. The presence of this hill gives the village an excellent scenic appearance.
Baya Baba Matha
This is a beautiful HinduHindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Matha
Matha
A matha ) is a term for monastic and similar religious establishments of Hinduism and Jainism. A matha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram.-Advaita Mathas:...
located on the top of Mankadakenda Hill. It comprise of two beautiful temples of Lord Jagannath
Jagannath
Jagannath is a transcendental non-anthropotheistic Hindu god worshiped primarily by the people of Indian state of Orissa, and, to a great extent, West Bengal...
and Goddess Maa Vanadurga respectively. The founder of this Matha was Baya Baba, a saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
at his time. He was practising meditation
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
within a cave
Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...
in the same hill which is another interesting part of the Matha
Matha
A matha ) is a term for monastic and similar religious establishments of Hinduism and Jainism. A matha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram.-Advaita Mathas:...
. The cave was supposed to be a man made structure. A couple of natural open caves are also present in the vicinity.
Surrounded by giant blocks of Granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
and natural forest, this place bears a unique importance in the whole Anandapur
Anandapur
Anandapur is a town and a municipality of Kendujhar district in the state of Orissa, India.- Toponymy :The name Anandapur derives from आनन्द सहर -Geography:...
Subdivision. Hundreds of devotees visit this place everyday and have discussion with the current sage of the Math. This place is also a beautiful picnic spot. In the months of December to February many people come here to picnic.
Hanuman Temple
This is the temple of Lord HanumanHanuman
Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
, the greatest devotee of Lord Rama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
of all times. This is located within the village near the Pala mandap, which is a pandal
Pandal
A pandal is fabricated structure, either temporary or permanent, in a religious ceremonies including weddings.It is derived from Tamil...
on which religious discussions and debates in the form of songs of a special type (Called Pala) among experts from different parts of 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...
being held every year. Different festivals related to Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman are celebrated in this temple.
Shiva Temple
This temple lies in the middle of the village. This is the temple of Lord ShivaShiva
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...
, the embodiment of simplicity and renunciation
Renunciation
* In Hinduism, the renounced order of life is sannyāsa* In Buddhism, the Pali word for "renunciation" is nekkhamma* Renunciation of citizenship...
.