Ghanteshwari Maa is the Goddess of bells. Bell is very much favorite to
Her and so Her name is ‘Ghanteshwari’, means the Goddess of bells. The famous
temple of Goddess Ghanteshwari is situated near Chiplima, in the Sambalpur
District of Odisha, India. People offer bells to Maa Ghanteshwari along with
other sacred stuff there.
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| The Goddess of Bells Ghanteshwari Maa, , Chiplima, Sambalpur, Odisha |
Ringing the bell is an essential ritual of worship and the priest or
worshipper need to ring a bell with every single rite during the worship. The
concept is that the priest wants to draw attention of the God/Goddess with one
of His/Her favorite sounds and secondly, as God or Goddess are the sovereign
authority of this world, you need to please them with music during execution of
their daily rituals.
One can see a lot of bells everywhere in the temple premises. These bells are offered by
devotees to the Goddess either after fulfillment of their wishes or to make a
wish before the deity.
Maa
Ghanteshwari Temple is situated on the bank of Mahanadi River at a distance of 33
kilometers from the district Head Quarter Sambalpur. Mini local public bus
facility is available up to Chiplima village from Sambalpur. The temple is
around 1 kilometer from Chiplima village and 17 Km from Gosala, the town that
opens to the nearest N.H.201. Nearest Railway stations are Hirakud or
Sambalpur. The temple can be visited across the year, but one should avoid
rainy season for convenience. The Chipilima Hydro Power plant is located near
the temple on the same riverbank.
