Baba Kakharua Baidyanath Mandir (Odia: ବାବା କଖାରୁଆ ବୈଦ୍ୟନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର) is a Shiva Temple in the Manatri village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. Baidyanath Bhanja Maharaja constructed this temple in 1556.
This 700-year-old temple is around 38 kilometers from Baripada and 30 kilometers from Udala. Coincidentally, the distance between Baisinga, Betanati, and Badashai is 12 kilometers.
The temple complex occupies three acres of land. The main temple stands 63 feet 6 inches tall. During Maha Shivaratri, about a hundred thousand worshippers congregate here.
The Jagara Mela is held for 15 days. Thousands of people gather during Shrabana to sprinkle sacred water on the Shiva Linga.
There is a pond alongside the Temple called Kundi, and legend has it that the Shiva Linga was discovered there near the Kundi under a wax gourd plant. Because Kakharu is a synonym for wax gourd and the Kind Baidyanath erected this temple, the structure is known as the Kakharua Baidyanath Temple.
A food made of wax gourd, or kakharu, is presented to Mahadev here, and it tastes delicious.
Note: All these photographs used in this blog are taken from Rajendra, Ajay Mohanty, and Santosh Biswal. The information written about this place is taken from news articles as well as from Sajeeta Sarangi Tripathy and Sai Prakash.
ତାଙ୍କ ଚେଷ୍ଟାରେ ମନ୍ଦିର ତିଆରି ହେଲା,ଆଜି ବି ପ୍ରସାଦରେ କଖାରୁ ର ଗୋଟିଏ ବ୍ୟଞନ ହୁଏ। କଖାରୁ ଚାଷ ଜମି ଉପରେ ମନ୍ଦିର ନିର୍ମାଣ ହୋଇଥିବାରୁ ବାବା କଖାରୁଆ ବୈଦ୍ୟନାଥ 🙏
— SP (@saipjena) March 17, 2017
ମୟୂରଭଞ୍ଜ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ମାଣତ୍ରୀ ଠାରେ ଶ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ କଖାରୁଆ ବୈଦ୍ୟନାଥ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ବିଜେସ୍ଥଳୀ। ଏହି ମନ୍ଦିର ବହୁ ପୁରାତନ ଏବଂ ମୟୂରଭଞ୍ଜ ରାଜାଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ। ଏଠାରେ ଶିବ ପାଣି କଖାରୁ ପରି ଧଳା ତଥା ଏଠାରେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟହ ପାଣି କଖାରୁ ର ବ୍ୟଞ୍ଜନ ଭୋଗ ଲାଗେ, ଯାହା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସୁସ୍ଵାଦୁ। ତେଣୁ ବୈଦ୍ୟନାଥ ଙ୍କ ନାଁ କଖାରୁଆ ବୈଦ୍ୟନାଥ। pic.twitter.com/lx3j4xPLT6
— Sajeeta Sarangi Tripathy 🇮🇳 (@TripathySajeeta) May 23, 2020
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