Ranipur jharial

4.3

Location: Sindhekela, Bakagura, Odisha 767040, India.

Estimated Visiting Time: 1 hour.

Ranipur Jharial is a temple which is known as Chausath Yogini temple. It’s located in Balangir district, Odisha. It’s one of the circular open-air yogini temples in the whole of India. For these reasons, this temple is so famous in India. If any visitors ever visit Odisha, they must visit this temple because of its rich history and architecture. It’s one of the most beautiful temples in Odisha.
If you ever plan to visit Odisha, then you must visit this temple. You Will love it for sure.

Attraction

This place is one of the most beautiful and attractive places in Odisha. This place is so mesmerizing that you can’t leave this place. You can even learn the history of this temple after visiting it, and it will increase your general knowledge about history, which is so important for anyone. After entering this place, you feel like you are in another world, and that feeling is just another level. If you visit this place in the evening time you can enjoy beautiful scenery and views. Even you feel the presence of Shiva in this temple, and that feeling is so powerful.

Personally, I just love to visit this place. This place gives me another type of vibe, the holiness of this place; it just gives me the power to do anything. I feel so safe and peaceful after I enter this mandir. You must visit this mandir in the evening time to join the evening arti. It gives you peace of mind and soul.
So must visit this place.

History

This temple is appears to be an early temple from soon after 900 CE. The presence of other temples indicates that it was an important site at that time, and the surviving central shrine holds an image of dancing shiva; all the Yogini images are, uniquely, similarly shown dancing.
Most visitors visit this temple because of its history. You can also hear the history of this temple from the local people of this area.

Inside/Outside Views

In this temple,
The main temple on top of the rocky outcrop is iconic and circular. Inside the larger circle, there are 64 slots, each with an exquisitely carved large rock statue. Many of the statues have the heads of various animals, such as cats, leopards, cows, antelope, lions, and so on. These statues are unique and different from any Hindu or Buddhist statues you might have seen. After visiting there, you feel here is out of this world. There’s another deep pond on the other side, between two hilly outcrops, and a Boating facility is available during the tourist season. You will be lost in deep thought, looking at the water and the temples for sure
There are uncountable small temples throughout the hill, the largest among which is the Somnath temple. There’s a large lotus pond near Somnath temple.

Opening Hours

7.00 am to 7.00 is the visitng hours of this place.

Entry & Others Fees

There is no entry fee of this place. Its free of cost for all.

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How to Reach

By air: The international airport is Swami Vivekananda International Airport, located in Raipur, it’s 250 km west of Balangir. You can easily reach there by air.

By train: The nearest station to this place is Balangir Railway Station. It’s the easiest way to reach this place.

By road: Balangir is connected by road to the state capital, Bhubaneswar, which is 327 km to the west.

First, you can take a must to reach Nayagarh city. You take an autorickshaw or cab to reach anywhere.