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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]]<br />
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| named_for = "Lord of cows"<br />
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'''Godhaneswar temple''' is located on the bank of river [[Mahanadi]] in the Godhaneswar village.<ref>[http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/features/01-07/features524.htm Nagas in the Sculptural Decorations of Early West Orissan Temples]</ref> The name Godhaneswar means lord of cows. It is a very famous [[Shiva]] temple of [[Birmaharajpur]] subdisvison of [[Subarnapur district]], [[Odisha]].<br />
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This temple 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 Odisha and have cited about six Naga images in their theriomorphic representation in entire Odisha. One of such stone Naga image in the theriomorphic form is found at this temple.<ref>[http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowBussinessNews.asp?id=23560 Godhaneswar of Sonepur district]</ref> This temple is also mentioned in the book "Glimpses of tribal and folk culture" as an important Siva temple of this region.<br />
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During kartik purnima and other festivals people of [[Gariamunda]], [[Pitamahul]], Durdura, Duleswar, [[Tebhapadar]], Sangrampur, Amsarbhata, [[Subalaya]], Etktal and other nearby villages come to worship the lord Godhaneswar.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowBussinessNews.asp?id=23560 Godhaneswar of Sonepur district]<br />
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{{Shiva temples in Orissa}}<br />
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