| Subarnameru Temple | |
|---|---|
 Subarnameru temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Subarnapur district |
| Deity | Lord Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Sonepur |
| State | Odisha |
| Country | India |
Subarnameru Temple is situated in Sonepur town in Subarnapur district of Odisha, India. It is a shrine for the worshipping of Shiva and commonly known as Second Varanasi of India.
Popular story of Gold coin Rain is associated with this Place, with this Temple when an ardent devotee asked lord for help, so the name is Sonepur or Subarnapur. The Place attracts thousands of visitors and Pilgrimages for its scenic beauty as this temple is situated just on the Bank of Tel River.Major festivals are Shivaratri and Kartik Purnima.
Sonepur is well connected to nearest railhead Balangir. By road regular bus services are there from Bhubaneswar.Cuttack, Berhampur, Sambalpur.
Subarnapur, also known as Sonepur, is a town and district headquarters of Subarnapur district of Odisha. The district spreads over an area of 2284.89 km2. It is also known as Second Varanasi of India for its cluster of temples having architectural importance and also of tantricism and second Allahabad for the Meeting Point (Sangam) of two rivers Mahanadi and Tel in place just like in Allahabad. Subarnapur is also famous for silk, handloom, prawns, terracotta etc.
Subarnapur District, also called Sonepur District or Sonapur District, is an administrative district in western Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Sonepur is the district headquarters. Sonepur has a rich cultural heritage and is known as the Mandiramalini town of Odisha with more than hundred temples. The people of the Sonepur region are referred to as Sonepuria.
Boudh District is an administrative and a municipal district, one of the thirty in the Odisha, India. The district headquarters of the Boudh District is the city of Boudh.
Binika is a town and a notified area committee in Subarnapur district in the state of Odisha, India.
Babupali is a village in the state of Odisha, in the Subarnapur district.
The Tel river flows in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, Sonepur District of Odisha, India. Tel is an important tributary of Mahanadi. It flows just eight kilometers away from the town of Titilagarh. This significant tributary of the Mahanadi river meets the main river at Sonepur or Subarnapur. The convergence of the two rivers offers a remarkable view against a colorful landscape. Baidyanath temple, which is famous for the Kosaleshwar Shiva temple, is located on the left bank of the Tel River.
Birmaharajpur is a subdivision town of Subarnapur district in the state of Odisha, India. Birmaharajpur Subdivisional Headquarter is the Birmaharajpur town. It is located 22 km towards east from district headquarter Sonepur. It is a dispersed town and located on the left bank of the river Mahanadi. It is located about 229 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.
Sonepur College is located in Sonepur town, district headquarters of Subarnapur district, Odisha, India.
Surubalijora or Surubalijore is a small river located in the Subalaya area of Birmaharajpur subdivision of Subarnapur district of Odisha, India. It is originating from a mountain and merging with Mahanadi river near Subalaya, Tebhapadar and Ambasarabhata. It had created a small delta at the meeting place. Near this delta, the land is fertile and farmers from nearby villages cultivate various vegetables.
Sureswari temple or Sursuri temple is located at the left bank of Tel River towards the south-west of the confluence of Mahanadi and Tel River. This temple is located in the temple town of Sonepur, Subarnapur district, Odisha, India. The presiding deity is maa Sursuri, and it is well known as one of the oldest Shakti shrine. In western part of odisha maximum people devote of Maa sursuri The word Sureswari is the sanskritised version of Sursuri.
Lankeswari temple is located inside the river Mahanadi at Sonepur town, Subarnapur district, Odisha, India. Once upon a time Sonepur region was known as Paschima Lanka. Goddess Lankeswari or Nikumbhilaa was the presiding deity of Paschima Lanka. Now Maa Lankeswari is worshiped by the Kaivarta (fisherman) community of Sonepur and people of Subarnapur district. One can see this temple while travelling on the road connecting Ulunda, Dharmasala, Sonepur and Birmaharajpur.
Patali Srikhetra is a famous place with significant historical importance for Subarnapur district and Odisha, India. This religious place is associated with Shaktism, Buddhism and Vaishnavism. It is located in the foot of Trikut Hill at Kotsamalai of the Birmaharajpur subdivision of Subarnapur district, Odisha, India. It widely believed that the idol of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were kept hiding in the caves of the Trikut for a period of 144 years.
Sasisena Temple or Nimunhi Temple is found in Sonepur city of Subarnapur district, Odisha, India. The Sasisena Kavya written by Pratap Rai a well-known poet of 17th century describes the detail story behind this temple.,. The present Sasisena temple was built by Maharaja Vira Mitrodaya Singh. However, it is reported that the Sasisena memorial was built before the second half of 18th century AD.
Sasisena Kavya is a literary book written by Pratap Rai in the 17th century. It is considered as one of the landmark books in the Odia literature.
The Harihara Deula or Twin Temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. They are situated near the bank of Mahanadi river, at Gandharadi village in Boudh district of Odisha, India.
Godhaneswar temple is located on the bank of river Mahanadi in the Godhaneswar village. The name Godhaneswar means lord of cows. It is a very famous Shiva temple of Birmaharajpur subdisvison of Subarnapur district, Odisha.
Maharaja High School, in Sonepur, is one of the oldest high schools of Western Odisha. This was established in 1913 during the lordship of Raja Biramitra Singh Deo.
Sonepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.
Sonepur also known as Sonpur State, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its ruler was entitled to a nine gun salute. Formerly it was placed under the Central India Agency, but in 1905 it was transferred to the Eastern States Agency. Its capital was Sonepur, the only significant town in the area. The former state's territory is in the present-day Subarnapur district, Odisha.
National Highway 57, previously numbered as NH 224, is a primary National Highway in India connecting Balangir and Khordha in the state of Odisha.
Coordinates: 20°50′01″N83°54′52″E / 20.833673°N 83.914368°E
