Maa Samleshwari Temple (Sambalpur)

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Goddess Samaleswari: Originally the Goddess was known as Somalaiswari. (Soma - eternal bliss) Somalaiswari - Soma Datri meaning one who bestow 'eternal bliss'.

Others believe that, as goddess Samaleswari was being worshipped under a Samel tree (cotton tree), she was called Sameleswari, and later came to be known as Samaleswari. A group of devotees believe that Sambalpur was named after the goddess.

However, the name Sambalpur is much older, as it found mention in the book Ptolemy {2nd Century AD} as Sambalaka situated by the left bank of river "Manada," presently Mahanadi. It is also mentioned in the the records of Hiuen T' Sang, and in the writings of the celebrated King Indrabhuti (the oldest know ruler of Sambalpur) the founder of Vajrayana Buddhism and the present Lama cult.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaleswari_Temple
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Coordinates:   21°28'26"N   83°57'32"E

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  • guhar maa samaleswari
  • jai maa samalai
  • maa samaleswari is a goddes,who is the center of all religion.
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