Odogaon Raghunath Temple

Raghunath temple

Odagaon Raghunath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama in the town of Odagaon, Nayagarh district of Orissa in India.[1]

Odagaon(Odia: ଓଡଗାଁ) is a small town in the Nayagarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also known as 2nd Srikhetra . It was famous for Lord Raghunath Temple.The Sriram Navami festival of Odagaon is one of the famous festival in Odisha.

It is the third largest block in the district consisting of 32 Panchayats and more than 200 villages.

This village is one of the many tourist places of the state.

One of the main attractions of the place is the Raghunath Temple.

The place is referred to as the "Second Shrikshetra" due to the presence of this temple.

New Jagannath Sadak connects Odagaon with holy city Puri .

The temple dates from the Middle Ages and is an important pilgrimage centre in Orissa. It is built in a typical Kalinga style of architecture and is topped by a golden kalasha.

This was 120 km from Bhubaneswar, the Capital of Odisha

You Can go there by bus and Taxi...

An important festival occurs here on Rama Navami.[2]

References

rare old pic of Raghunath Temple
  1. "Raghunatha Temple Odagaon". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  2. Amaresh Chandra Das (2009-11-07). "Raghunatha Temple, Odagaon". eodissa.com. Retrieved 2010-10-29.

Coordinates: 20°1′32.4876″N 84°58′51.47″E / 20.025691000°N 84.9809639°E / 20.025691000; 84.9809639

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