The temple of the goddess Bhagabati, the presiding deity of the Indian town Banapur in Odisha has earned celebrity as a centre of religious activities.[1] [2] Once Banapur was the capital of the Sailodhvaba dynasty, responsible for the construction of the early group of temples at Bhubaneswar. The large number of Buddhist images discovered at Banapur relate the place to the Vajrayana cult of Buddhism.
| Bhagabati Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Banapur |
| Deity | Goddess Bhagabati |
| Location | |
| Location | Banapur |
| State | Odisha |
| Country | India |
Animal sacrifice
editOn 5 October 2010 the Orissa High Court directed the state government to make sure that animal sacrifices are not conducted at the temple during the Dussehra.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Orissa Tourism - Bhagabati Temple, Orissa Temple, Shaktipithas of Orissa | tourism.oriyaonline.com". tourism.oriyaonline.com. 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
Based in Bampur, in Khordha District of Orissa the Bhagabati Temple is one of the famous Shaktipithas of Orissa
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Orissa | Devotees back at Bhagabati temple". telegraphindia.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
The 700-year-old Bhagabati temple at Banpur in Khurda district
- ^ "Court bans animal sacrifice". www.telegraphindia.com. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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