Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District

Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District
Chandipur: The calm beach at Chandipur is surely one among many of the fine beaches of
the country, where the waters of the Sea recede and precedes five kilometres everyday,
marked by specialists at off shore and proceed rhythmically after a regular interval. The
sand-dunes green with wild creepers and the casuarinas whistling with the breeze create a
fantastic moment for a visitor when he is absorbed in observing the play of the tide.
Khirachora Gopinath: Famous Khirachora Gopinath temple has been a seat of Vaishnavite
Culture for centuries. Madhabendra Puri, the teacher of Shri Chaitanya and Shri Chaitanya
himself visited Remuna and offered their worship to Khirochora Gopinath.
Today hundreds of devotees gather daily for the sacred Darshan of the Lord. Especially
prepared milk is the most delicious prasad of the temple. Remuna is considered as a chunk
of Vrindaban in Orissa.
Panchalingeswar: Ensconced in the verdant of Swarnachuda hill with panoramic views
around Panchaligeswar is a place of scenic beauty, sanctified by five Shiva lingams over
which runs a perennial stream.
Popular as a Shiva shrine, one can lie flat on the rock parallel to the stream to touch and
worship the lingams, which is as exciting as adventurous. It is located nearly 25 km away
from Balasore town. It has become an ideal destination for picnickers, with so many natural
streams and beautiful hills,.
Sajanagarh: Sajanagarh is a place which as serving as a military base during the period of
ex-rulers of Nilagiri state. The main attraction of the place is the temple of goddess
"Budarchandi".
On the walls of both temple and boundary beautiful stone works have been made elegantly
of different gods and goddess.
Ayodhya: Ayodhya where assimilation of Jainism, Budhism, Baishnavism, Tantraism
Saivism, Sakthism took place. Once upon a time the place was flourished as a town and it
was the Capital of a king.
A large number of images (remains) have been unearthed from the site. Images of Budha,
Jains, Pareshnath, Shiva, Ganesh, Natraj, Bhairabi, Maricha, Baraha, Tara are famous
among them. Goddess Marichi is the most attractive images found here.
Langaleswar: The place is famous for its location and mythology where Lord Shiva used to
plough the paddy field. In memory of the same plough of Lord Shiva hundreds of pilgrims
gather to worship the Lord Langaleswar who has been named after that plough.
Langaleswar is famous for Saivasim. The location of the temple by the side of river Parvati
too creates a scenic beauty and makes another attraction of the place.
Kashaphal: Kashaphal beach is an ideal fishing harbour. It has a scope for boating on river
Dubdubi and Panchupali. The solitary beach of Kashaphal is an ideal spot for picnic. The
calm and quite rural atmosphere and whistling casuarinas will definitely attract the nature
loving tourist.
Laxmannath: It is situated at a distance of 60 Kilometres from Balasore. The old palace,
the gada of Ray mahasay of Laxmannath is the main attraction. The temples of Shyamakali,
Jagannath, Dwadasha Shiva are worth seeing.
Raibania: Raibania is known for its group of forts in reign. Raibania had historic
importance and finds mention in the book Ain-I-Akbari. The fort having a number of tanks,
which was once the place for royal people and is now a plain field littered with archeological
rains.
The Jaychandi bana or the lovely forest of Jay Chandi is now used as picnic spot.
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