The main deity of this temple is Chausathi Jogini Durga, who is an incarnation of Goddess Shakti. The image of the ten armed presiding deity of the pitha, worshipped as Mahamaya is the largest among the Joginis. The deity is made of black granite stone.
Interesting Facts
Best Season To Visit
The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.
Weather
Highest - April to June (45°C during day and 35°C during night)Average - May (35°C during the day and 25°C during night)Lowest - December to February (26°C during day and 21°C during night)Monsoon season - August to October
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Do's & Dont's
transport connections
Name | Distance | Contact Number |
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Bhubaneswar DTS Bus Stand
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10 KM | 18004194287 |
Bhubaneswar Railway Station
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9 KM | 139 |
Biju Patnaik International Airport |
10 KM | 06742596322 |
Architecture
The temple is facing in East direction. The circular shrine, measuring 27.4 meters in circumference and 2.4 meters in height, having frontal projection, resembles a Gauri patta in appearance. Made of locally available coarse sandstone, it harbours images of Yoginis standing on different mounts, postures, and each exhibiting a distinct coiffure. Hypaethral Temple is an ancient temple with no roof. The inside of the circular wall has cavities, each housing the statue of a Goddess. There are Sixty Yoginis on the inner wall oblong niches encircling the Devi mandap. The largest statue is that of 'Mahamaya'. The mandap is adorned with 4 chlorite statues-on the Southern side, two statues of ten-armed "Swacchanda Bhairava" (Blissful fearsome Shiva) and on the Eastern side, the four-armed "Ajaikapada Bhairava" (Shiva standing on one leg) and one statue of ten-armed Swacchanda Bhairava all with urdhvalinga (erect phallus or idyphallic). The Western and Northern faces of the mandap contain three more chlorite yoginis. 61st of the original 64 Yogini statues is missing and i found no record on the same as i write this report. The outer walls are adorned with 9 Katyayanis. Katyayani, as per Skanda Puarana, is the the mother of Skanda. So the 9 katyanis are 9 different forms of the Mother Goddess. On the entrance, there are two statues on the inner walls and are identified as Kala and Mahakala. There is a koneru placed infront of the temple named as Yogini Temple Pond.
Religious Significance
The legend behind the temple according to local priests is of the Goddess Durga taking the form of 64 demi-goddesses in order to defeat a demon. After the fight the 64 goddesses (Joginis) asked Durga to commemorate them in the form of a temple structure.
History
The temple was built in 9th century A.D. by Queen Hiradevi, the mother of King Subhakar Dev-II, of the Bhaumakar dynasty.
Temple Timings
Day | Timings |
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All Days | 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM |
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Airports
Airport Name | Distance |
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Shamshabad | 40 KM |
Lorem Ipsum | 12 KM |
Railway Stations
Railway Station Name | Distance |
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Secunderabad | 10 KM |
Nampally | 12 KM |
Begumpet | 6 KM |
Lingampally | 20 KM |
Bus Stations
Bus Station Name | Distance |
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MGBS | 35 KM |
CBS | 28 KM |
kukatpally | 20 KM |
Lingampally | 30 KM |
Uppal | 35 KM |
Private Transports
Transport Name | Distance | Contact Number |
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Private Transport | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transports
Transport Name | Distance | Contact Number |
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Local Transport | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
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