Maa Sankulei temple

India / Orissa / Buguda /
A 1600 A.D. Temple founded by the king Dhananjaya Bhanja (grand father of Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja was a great poet and wrote Raghunath Bilash (The Ramayana), Ratna Manjari ).This temple is surrounded by Semi-evergreen to dry deciduous forest provide suitable home for a variety of forest animals and forest birds Like you can watch a herd of spotted Deer and Peacock most of the times in a day.
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Coordinates:   19°46'59"N   84°42'29"E

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  • Maa Sankulayee Temple at Antarapada,Buguda Block,Dist-Ganjam,has been notified as new TOURIST CENTER of Ganjam Dist.by Govt. Of Orissa,Tourism Deptt.vide Letter No. 3997/3998,Dated-01.05.2007.
  • Maa sankulai temple must get the status of tourist center becuase of its religious and a beautiful place. The temple sourounded by kaju forest,small dam main habitats are peacock and deer.
  • Maa sankulai temple must get the status of tourist center becuase of its religious and a beautiful place. The temple sourounded by kaju forest,small dam main habitats are peacock and deer.
  • After identification as a new Tourist Centre by Tourism Deptt.Govt.of Odisha,Maa Sankulayi Pitha Tourist Centre at Antarapada in Buguda Block,Dist-Ganjam is going to capture a spl.place in Odisha Tourism
  • Maa Sankulayi Peetha has attained the spl.glory during the reign of glorious Bhanja dynasty of Ghumusar,as the temple was established by the emperor Dhananjaya Bhanja(the great grandfather of Kavi Samrat Upendra Bhanja)and has gathered the spl.potentiallity now- a- days also for its famed historical background,rich culural heritage,fabulous tradional fair & festival,surrounding innate picturesque natural sight scenes of towering hill ranges with breezing forest,stilting water of Puruna Agula MIP reser
  • Thousands of devotees/piligrims from Ganjam dist.and abroad visit Maa Sankulayi peetha on the auspecious occasion of Dushera when the ritual of Shodasha Upachara puja is commenced from Maha Saptami to Vijaya Dashami. During every Sankrantis and Tuesdayr of the odia month Chaitra,(celebration of the fabulous festival Chaiti Jata),huge no.of devotees rush for getting the holy darshan of Maa Sankulayi,the mother of the universe,the goddess of supernatural majesty. In addition to above spi
  • In addition to the above spiritual & cultural dissolvement,Tourists/Naturelovers/Picnikers visit this beautiful Eco-T ourism spot for enjoying the scenic beauty of nature and for seeing the freely moving deers,blackbucks and precious peacocks.
  • Sri Sankulayi Mahamayee Managing Committee(SSMMC),Antarapada including other local public of neighbouring area P.D.Pur Sasan,Buguda etc.dedicated their sincere efforts for infrastructural development of Maa Sankulayi Peetha.
  • SSMMC and a huge local community express their sincere gratitude and gratefulness to Govt.of Odisha in R.D(both R.W & R.W.S&S),P.R,Energy,W.R and Tourism Deptts and Ministry of Tourism,Govt.of India as well for taking up of some tourism infrastructure dev.works. as detailed below-- Chequred tile entry pavement,Marble flooring,and ceramic wall tile/khandolite tile cladding to temple was done under MLA LAD fund by P.R. Deptt.
  • Road Connectivity to Sankulayi by R.W Organisation--(¡)An all weather high profile C.C road from high school to Sankulayi and from P.D.Pur Sasan chhak to Sakaleswar peetha(i.e an adjoining tourist point of Sankulayi at P.D.Pur Sasan) for a length of 1.5 km under NABARD assisted R.I.D.Fund(¡¡) A PMGSY Road from 16th.Mile(i.e at 1.5 km from Buguda lying on Odagaon-Buguda-Aska S.H.)to Sankulayi via-Talasakara and Manibandha,(Distance-9 km)i.e. ashortcut road route from Buguda (¡¡¡)A PMGSY road from Kala
  • (iv)A PMGSY Road from Kalamba(at 1.5 km from Ballipadara & lying on Aska-Ballipadara-Bhanjanagar S.H)to Sankulayi,via Trinathbara Chhak & K.Chandana Pedhi(distance-4.7 km) and(v)Road from Talasakara to Sankulayi(under 12th.Finance Grants & PMGSY)via-Kanasuka,G udipalli,G.Baroda,Belapada & P.D.Pur Sasan Chhak(distance-9.5 km)are connecting roads to Sankulayi
  • Besides providing an unmatched road network,R.D.Deptt(RWS&S Organisation)have also completed the work of (¡) Commissioning of a Piped Water Supply scheme by a 200mm.dia deep production well, a RCC O.H. tank including Pump house & drinking water stall,exclusively for Sankulayi,which is essentially required for a tourist centre R.W Elect.Division,BBSR.(of R.D Deptt.)completed the work of (¡¡) Illuminating the main entry road of 1 km length from Marble Entry Gate to Sankulayi and upto P.D
  • Electrification work to Sankulayi has been successfully completed by R.E Cell(R.E Division,Phulbani) of Energy Deptt.under MNP-2003-04,by installing an 16 KVA Transformer at the rear of Community Hall.
  • An Entry Arch Gate has been erected infron of Antarapada High School at the begining of main entry road from PMGSY road to Sankulai Peetha. The entire outer surface of this attractive Gate is cladded with green and white marble stone in an ornamental pattern including installation of Lion statues infront of bothside gate pillars.Illumination by 6 nos.CFL light fittings duly concealed in roof cornice and powered by concealed cables.The work of this important Entry Gate has been completed by P.R Deptt.in http://wikimapia.org/1066110/Maa-Sankulei-temple
  • Besides all above,there is minimum requrement of Tourism Infrastructures like Soft Landscaping,Developement of the Pond infront of the temple,Construction of a Tourist Interpretation Centre,Pinic Pindies,Watch Towers for watching of Peacocks,Deers & Blackbucks,Illumination to Main entry road for a length of 2 KM i.e. from Sankulei to Marble Entry gate(Infront of Antarapada High School) Upto Sakaleswar Peetha at Pratap Dhananjaya Pur Sasan etc. by Tourism Deptt.Govt. of Odisha and Water Resources Deptt.may also take necessary steps for Development of the adjacent Twin Reservoirs(Puruna Agula MIP Reservoirs)located just at 100mt.from Sankulei in order to generate the scope of future Water Sports activities.
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