Maa Tarini Temple, Ghatgaon

Maa Tarini Temple
Maa Tarini Temple
ମା ତାରିଣୀ ମନ୍ଦିର, ଘଟଗାଁ
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kendujhar
Deity	Maa Tarini
Festivals	Patua Yatra
Location
Location	Ghatgaon
State	Odisha
Country	India
	Location in Orissa
Geographic coordinates	21°23′N 85°53′E / 21.383°N 85.883°ECoordinates: 21°23′N 85°53′E / 21.383°N 85.883°E
Architecture
Type	Kalinga Architecture
Website
	http://maatarini.nic.in/

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The Maa Tarini Temple (Odia: ମା ତାରିଣୀ ମନ୍ଦିର, ଘଟଗାଁ) in Ghatgaon is a famous Hindu Goddess temple dedicated to Maa Tarini.

Deities[edit]

Maa Tarini is worshiped here along with some side Gods.

Maa Tarini Temple, Ghatgaon, Side View

History[edit]

It is said by the local people that King of Kendujhar was bringing Tarini Maa from puri to Kendujhar with a condition that if he turn back then she'll not move further. The King was riding a horse and Goddess was following him to Kendujhar. King could know that Maa Tarini was coming behind from the sound of her ornaments but near the ghatagaon in the deep forest the sound of the ornaments didn't came and the king looked back thinking that she's not coming. But Maa Tarini was coming and due to the forest mud her ornaments sounds was not coming. Due to the condition Maa tarini stayed there and worshiped as the queen of Forest.^[1]

Festivals[edit]

Chaiti Yatra is the most popular and famous festival of this place celebrated in the month of April. Generally it celebrates between the last 5 days of Chaitra and the first 2 days of Baisakha i.e. from 9–15 April of every year. The first day of Baisakha is treated as the Odia New Year (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନବବର୍ଷ)।
Patua Yatra is another most famous festival of this place celebrated in the month of April.
Ashadhi parba (ଆଷାଢ଼ି ପର୍ବ) is also Celebrated here in the last Thursday of the Odia Month: Asadha (ଆଷାଢ଼ ମାସ)^[2]

Gallery[edit]

SIde view of Maa tarini Temple
Drinking Water
Shops inside temple campus

References[edit]

↑ "History of The Shrine | Maa Tarini". maatarini.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2012. Govinda Bhanja wanted only one thing for himself .He wanted to bring Maa to his kingdom
↑ "Thousands rush to deity's sunabesa". The Times of India. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2012. Maa Tarini fasts one day every year for the good of her devotees

External links[edit]

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[1] "History of The Shrine | Maa Tarini". maatarini.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2012. Govinda Bhanja wanted only one thing for himself .He wanted to bring Maa to his kingdom

[2] "Thousands rush to deity's sunabesa". The Times of India. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2012. Maa Tarini fasts one day every year for the good of her devotees

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