Jagannath Temple
The Jagannath Temple at Angul is known as 'Saila Srikhetra'. The Adhistratri
Devi of Angul, Budhi Thakurani Temple. is placed in the middle of the town
in one side of the Sunasagada hill since primitive age. In the course of
time, one Shiva temple and Madan Mohan temple were constructed near the
Goddess Budhi Thakurani Temple.
At that time the small Bigraha of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra
were kept in Madan Mohan Matha (Temple). Then the local people had started
Car Festival there. In the year 1966, in a Satasanga meeting, one of the
member raised a question that the Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi
Subhadra should not be adjusted in Madan Mohan Temple & a new Jagannath
temple should be constructed at Angul.
This feeling was spread throughout the town of Angul & finally in the year
1992 on the occasion of Mahabisuba Sankranti, three days Jagyan was
celebrated on the top of the Sunasagad hill and on the end of the day a
proposal was taken among all the devotees presented in the function to
construct Jagannath temple at that place.
In the mean time the Angul was declared as Revenue District on 1.4.1993 and
automatically Collector post was created for the District. At that time due
to public demand, the Collector looked into the matter seriously to honour
the feelings of the local people. After a series of meetings and
discussions, everybody agreed to help for construction of a grand Jagannath
Temple there on the top of the hill. The foundation was given on 21.2.1996
to build the temple like the model of world famous Lord Jagannath Temple of
Puri.
Then the construction work was progressed day by day with the help of
administration and local people of Angul. Then the dream came true when the
temple work was finished. At last, the District administration formed a
trustee for the temple and the temple was opened for all public after
completion of Pratistha Utsav on Dt.22.02.2002. It was a historic moment for
the people of Angul. Now this place is called as Sailashreekhetra and people
not only from Angul but also from whole State & other parts of India are
coming to have a darshan of Lord Jagannath in this magnificent grand temple
at Angul.
Getting There
Jagannath Temple located at Sikshyakpada, 1.6 km southwest of Angul Railway
Station. Taxis and buses available easily to ply within these two location.
Walking distance is around 20 minutes.
Situated on NH 42 at a distance of 160 km from Bhubaneswar, Angul is an
important road junction of the State connected by regular bus services from
Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Talcher, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Rourkela,
Raipur, Durgapur and other important places of the State and nearby States.
Angul Railway Station is on the Barang Jn.–Sambalpur section of
Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line in the East Coat Railway Zone headquartered at
Bhubaneswar. Important train routes to Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Howrah, Nagpur,
New Delhi, Kurla, Visakhapatnam make it helpful for Angul citizens to
commute to other parts of nation.
In Angul, taxis, buses and autos are available easily. There are a number of
moderately priced hotels in the town.
The nearest domestic airport is
Biju Patnaik International
Airport, located in Bhubaneswar, 150 km southeast of Angul. It is about
three hours drive to Biju
Patnaik International Airport from Angul. To make arrangements for a
taxi from Airport to Angul, contact one the taxi operators and travel agents
that have counter in the Airport.
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