Kapilash Temple

  KAPILASH TEMPLE DHENKANAL ODISHA OVERVIEW - The chandrashekhar Temple is situated in dhenkanal,odisha. ABOUT THE TEMPLE- The temple is 60 feet in height and has two approaches -one that in 1352 steps and the other is "barabanka" or the travel twisting way. Narasingdeva-I constructed temple for sri chandarasekhar in 1246AD indicated in the kapilash temples inspription. Besides, the dear park and science park are two other added attractions of this place that lires the visitors. LEGENDS AND STORIES - There are many legends about kapilash pitha and its significance.History says it was the ashram of kapila muni, to some scholars it is the second kapilash of lord shiva.Sridhar swami who wrote commentary on srimadd bhagabatam stayed there. There are some monasteries in the premises. FESTIVALS - Lord chandrasekhar was worshipped by the chintapatis in 36 Niyogas. Maha sivaratri is the greatest festival in kapilash. ACCESSIBILITY - The nearest airport is bhubaneswar. Dhenkanal railw...