Sureswari temple or Sursuri temple is located at the left bank of
Tel River
The Tel river flows in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, Boudh Sonepur District of Odisha, India. Tel is an important tributary of Mahanadi. It flows just eight kilometers away from the town of Titilagarh. This significant tributary of the Ma ...
towards the south-west of the confluence of
Mahanadi
The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay o ...
and Tel River. This temple is located in the temple town of
Sonepur,
Subarnapur district
Subarnapur District, also called Sonepur District or Sonapur District, is an administrative district in western Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Sonepur is the district headquarters. Sonepur has a rich cultural heritage and is known a ...
,
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
, India. The presiding deity is maa Sursuri, and it is well known as one of the oldest
Shakti
In Hinduism, especially Shaktism (a theological tradition of Hinduism), Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; lit. "Energy, ability, strength, effort, power, capability") is the primordial cosmic energy, female in aspect, and rep ...
shrine. In western part of odisha maximum people devote of Maa sursuri
The word ''Sureswari'' is the
sanskritised version of ''Sursuri''.
See also
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Subarnameru Temple
Subarnameru Temple is situated in Sonepur town in Subarnapur district of Odisha, India. It is a shrine for the worshipping of Shiva and commonly known as Second Varanasi of India.
Legend
Popular story of Gold coin Rain is associated with this P ...
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Kosaleswara Temple
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Lankeswari Temple
Lankeswari temple is located inside the river Mahanadi at Sonepur town, Subarnapur district, Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th l ...
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Patali Srikhetra
Patali Srikhetra is a famous place with significant historical importance for Subarnapur district and Odisha, India. This religious place is associated with Shaktism, Buddhism and Vaishnavism. It is located in the foot of Trikut Hill at Kotsamal ...
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Temples in Sonepur
Shakti temples
Hindu temples in Subarnapur district
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