Bhusandeswar Temple - Asia's Largest Shiva Linga

This temple is situated near the bank of Subarnapur river. It is near about 38 km from Digha & 100 km from Balasore, Odisha. From Digha one can hire a car for visiting this temple along with the tour of "BICHITRAPUR MANGROVES" .

12 ft long Shiva Lingam is worshiped by the remote villages near the temple & it is thrilling to experience such a long & wide Shiva Linga. We offered puja to Lord Shiva at this temple without any hustle bustle of priests. It has been associated with miraculous healing powers as well as mythological story that date back to Ramayana. 

At the time of Thretaya Yuga(age) the demon King Ravana was blessed by Lord Shiva & gifted by a Shiva Linga. But Lord Shiva warned him not to place the Linga anywhere. Ravana was on his Pushpak Viman with this Linga. Being desperate Ravana  planted the Linga at this place. He tried to lift again it but failed. It is just 12 ft above the ground & the rest part is still under the ground which can't be recovered till date. People flock to this temple during Shivaratri, Vishuva Sankranti & Chadak Jatra.

 It is still under the discover of the travelers & needs more attention of the Govt. to develop this place. The virginity of the remote village & the temple will definitely give you the feeling of togetherness with the nature & the Lord Shiva. 

The BhusandeswarTemple

                                                  The Temple

12 ft Long Granite Shiva Linga

The Subarnapur River Bank

"A Heritage Village of Odissa with Its Ancestral Art"

This October we have visited this village after gathering some knowledge from internet. It is near about 18 km from Puri. One can easily hire auto to visit this village. A small village welcomes with the Hoarding "Raghurajpur". You can find paintings and other crafts from the very beginning house of the village and it moves on and on. A local artist spontaneously came to us to guide our village tour. Under his guidance we visited three families where we surprised to find that all the family members were artists.

           The villagers were very welcoming. All the families living in this village are artists carrying this ancestral art in their blood. This art is known as PATACHITRA, crafted on TAL PATTA (Palm Leaves), soft board made of cotton sarees & silk, hard shell of coconut, natural glue and natural vegetable colours. The prices of the wall mattress are bit high (depends on art pieces) but when you see the labour behind the canvas you can easily justify the value. You can easily collect a souvenir from this village to encourage those artists & to have a delightful memory of this heritage village tour.

The village

The painter with his creation....

Wall mattress showcasing the event of RATH YATTRA ....

The painting of LORD GANESHA