The Maa Tarini Temple ( or, ମା ତାରିଣୀ ମନ୍ଦିର, ଘଟଗାଁ) in Ghatgaon is a famous

Hindu Goddess Devī (; Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''. ''Devi'' and ''deva'' mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism. The conce ...

temple dedicated to

Maa Tarini Maa Tarini is one of the embodiments of Shakti and is one of the chief presiding Goddesses in Odia culture. Her chief shrine is in Ghatgaon, Keonjhar District, Odisha, India. Conceptualisation of Maa Tarini Maa Tarini is the presiding deity f ...

Deities

is worshiped here along with some side Gods. Tarini Temple side view

History

It is said by the local people that King of

Kendujhar Kendujhar is a town with municipality in Kendujhar District in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district, and it is one of the fifth scheduled areas of Odisha. Climate Politics Mohan char ...

was bringing Tarini Maa from

puri Puri () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is als ...

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

. King could know that

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.

Festivals

Chaiti Yatra Chaiti are semi-classical songs, originating from the Indian subcontinent, sung in the Hindu calendar month of Chait. These songs are rendered during the Holy month of Sri Rama Navami in March/April. It falls under light classical form of Hindusta ...

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 Chaitra (Hindi: चैत्र) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In the standard Hindu calendar and India's national civil calendar, Chaitra is the first month of the year. It is the last month in the Bengali calendar, where it is called Cho ...

and the first 2 days of

Baisakha Vaisakha; hi, बैसाख, Baisākh; pa, ਵਿਸਾਖ/وساکھ , te, వైశాఖ, kn, ವೈಶಾಖ, Vaiśākha; ml, വൈശാഖം, Vaiśākham; mr, वैशाख, Vaiśākh; ta, வைகாசி, Vaikāci; ne, � ...

i.e. from 9–15 April of every year. The first day of Baisakha is treated as the

Odia New Year Pana Sankranti, ( or, ପଣା ସଙ୍କ୍ରାନ୍ତି) also known as Maha Bishuba Sankranti ( or, ମହା ବିଷୁବ ସଙ୍କ୍ରାନ୍ତି), is the traditional new year day festival of Odia people in Odisha, India. ...

(

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନବବର୍ଷ Odia (, ISO: , ; formerly rendered Oriya ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered Orissa), where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also ...

)। * 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 Ashadha or Aashaadha or Aadi ( hi, आसाढ़ ''Āsāṛh'' or ''Āṣāḍh''; as, আহাৰ ''ahar''; or, ଆଷାଢ଼ ''Āṣāḍh''; bn, আষাঢ়; syl, ꠀꠀꠠ ''aáṛ''; ne, असार ''asār''; gu, અષા� ...

( ଆଷାଢ଼ ମାସ)

Gallery

Image:Maa Tarini Temple Prashad.jpg, Image:Maa Tarini Temple 2.jpg, Image:Maa Tarini Temple 7.jpg, Image:Maa Tarini Temple 1.jpg , Image:Tarini_Temple_side_view.JPG, SIde view of Maa tarini Temple Image:Maa Tarini Temple 3.jpg, Drinking Water Image:Maa Tarini Temple 5.jpg, Shops inside temple campus

References

External links

Homepage of Maa TariniOfficial Website of Maa Taraini
{{Shakti temples in Odisha Hindu temples in Kendujhar district Shakti temples