Maa Samalei or Samaleswari Maa worshipped in Samaleswai temple which is situated in the town Sambalpur the District Head Quarter of western Odisha. Sambalpur is connected from all major towns in india through rail network. The Nearest Airport is Bhubaneswar but from last year Jharsuguda may be an option as the new aiirport just started fuctioning on demand basis.
If anytime you are planning Odisha or Orissa, never forget to visit Samalei Temple. This temple is a Hindu temple which is very close to the bank of the river, you can plan Hirakud visit also while in sambalpur town.
Samalei Maa is beleived in top in western reason due to some mythological stories which save queen of famous king Narasingh Dev during her intense labour pain during a dark rainy night in the month of Srabana. King Balaram Dev built maa's temple in the bank of river Mahanadi under a simili tree, Mahanadi is the biggest river in Odisha. People and history told us that this famous temple built around 16th Century.
Myth also heard that previously human sacrifice offered in this temple, then it moved to buffaloes but now this has been abandoned.
Nuakhai celebrated very big for Samalei Maa where people serve arnnabhoga of rice for the new paddy. People of western odisha get together is this festival by wearing new sarees, salwar kameez, kurta, old people wear new dhoti and Gamcha.
Sambalpur region also famous for Sambalpuri and bomkai saree which is world famous. All weavers take blessing of Maa during this Nuakhai festival and some of the weavers also offer newly made handloom product by them to Maa Samalei which is the famous saktipitha in Odisha. People of Sambalpur beliieve that Maa Save the town from all bad influence and spread wealth, hapiness all over the town.
Samalei temple also known as Samalei Gudi among people of Odisha. Indian railway also have a train name for Maa as Samaleswari Express which run from Howrah to Sambalpur.
If you have ever been to western Odisha, you must heard many songs dedicated to Maa Samaleswari from the list we like "Maa go mor samalei maa". If you are interested to hear these songs you can search in google and find them, download them easily as mp3 or watch as youtube video.
Nearest Attraction:
If anytime you are planning Odisha or Orissa, never forget to visit Samalei Temple. This temple is a Hindu temple which is very close to the bank of the river, you can plan Hirakud visit also while in sambalpur town.
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| Maa Samalei Temple, Sambalpur, Odisha |
Samalei Maa is beleived in top in western reason due to some mythological stories which save queen of famous king Narasingh Dev during her intense labour pain during a dark rainy night in the month of Srabana. King Balaram Dev built maa's temple in the bank of river Mahanadi under a simili tree, Mahanadi is the biggest river in Odisha. People and history told us that this famous temple built around 16th Century.
Myth also heard that previously human sacrifice offered in this temple, then it moved to buffaloes but now this has been abandoned.
Nuakhai celebrated very big for Samalei Maa where people serve arnnabhoga of rice for the new paddy. People of western odisha get together is this festival by wearing new sarees, salwar kameez, kurta, old people wear new dhoti and Gamcha.
Sambalpur region also famous for Sambalpuri and bomkai saree which is world famous. All weavers take blessing of Maa during this Nuakhai festival and some of the weavers also offer newly made handloom product by them to Maa Samalei which is the famous saktipitha in Odisha. People of Sambalpur beliieve that Maa Save the town from all bad influence and spread wealth, hapiness all over the town.
Samalei temple also known as Samalei Gudi among people of Odisha. Indian railway also have a train name for Maa as Samaleswari Express which run from Howrah to Sambalpur.
If you have ever been to western Odisha, you must heard many songs dedicated to Maa Samaleswari from the list we like "Maa go mor samalei maa". If you are interested to hear these songs you can search in google and find them, download them easily as mp3 or watch as youtube video.
Nearest Attraction:
- Hirakud Temple
- IKAT Art from Sonepur, Bargarh, Bomkai saree making
- Nrusinghanath temple
- Usha Kothi
- Huma Temple which is known as the Leaning Temple
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