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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Maa Balakumari
|official_name = Balakumari
|native_name = Balakumari
|native_name_lang = ବାଳକୁମାରୀ
|settlement_type = Tourist Place
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [[:India]]
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = [[:Odisha]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Odisha|Division]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of Odisha|District]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
|image_skyline =
|image_caption =
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Balakumari in Odisha
|coordinates = {{coord|19.200402|N|84.639364|E|region:IN-OD|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
|pushpin_label_position = left
|unit_pref = Metric
|timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|utc_offset1 = +05:30
|blank2_name = [[Languages of India|Official language]]
|blank2_info = [[Odia language|Odia]]
|blank3_name = [[Languages of India|Spoken languages]]
|blank3_info = [[Odia language|Odia]]
}}

'''Balakumari''' or '''Maa Balakumari''' is a tourist place destination in [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Balakumari|first1=Maa|title=Maa Balakumari Tourist Place|url=http://ganjam.nic.in/tourism/balakumari.htm|website=Ganjam Government official site|publisher=ganjam.nic.in|accessdate=6 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026172615/http://ganjam.nic.in/tourism/balakumari.htm|archive-date=26 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Balakumari|first1=Maa|title=Maa Balakumari|url=http://www.indiaonapage.com/Chikiti/Religious-Place/itemdetail-282432/Maa-Balakumari-Temple.htm|website=India On a Page|publisher=India on a Page|accessdate=6 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Temple|first1=Maa Balakumari|title=Maa Balakumari Temple|url=http://wikimapia.org/1967602/Maa-Balakumari-Temple|website=Wikimapia|publisher=Wikimapia|accessdate=6 February 2016}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Maa balakumari|first1=Temple of|title=Maa Balakumari Temple location details|url=http://rtiodisha.in/Pages/printAllManual/office_id:6983|website=RTI Odisha|publisher=RTI Odisha|accessdate=6 February 2016}}</ref>

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 Odisha (Chikiti)and near areas of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=at Maa Balakumari|first1=Features|title=Features provided at Maa Balakumari|url=http://travel.sulekha.com/ganjam-attractions.htm|website=Sulekha Travels|publisher=Sulekha|accessdate=6 February 2016}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The place is at a distance 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 [[Sankranti]] day of each month and all Tuesdays.<ref>{{cite web|last1=to Maa Balakumari temple|first1=Travelling details|title=Maa Balakumari temple travelling details|url=http://ganjam.nic.in/tourism/balakumari.htm|website=Ganjam District Official Site|publisher=ganjam.nic.in|accessdate=6 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026172615/http://ganjam.nic.in/tourism/balakumari.htm|archive-date=26 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Ganjam district}}
{{Odisha}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Odisha]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Odisha]]

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