BUDHARAJA TEMPLE & VEER SURENDRA SAI SAMBALPUR ODISHA

Budharaja Temple, Sambalpur, Odisha
Budharaja Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Sambalpur City in Sambalpur District in Odisha, India. The temple is located on a hilltop of Bhudharaja. The temple is situated on the left bank of the river Mahanadi. The temple is also called as Burharai Temple.
History
The temple was initiated by the King Chhatrasal (1690 - 1705 AD), seventh ruler of Chauhan Dynasty of Sambalpur and completed by his son King Ajith Singh, eighth ruler of Chauhan Dynasty of Sambalpur. It was built to commemorate the death of the prince Burha Rai. The temple is presently under the care of Siva Bhagat committee.
The Temple
The temple is located on a hilltop of Budharaja. This temple is facing towards east. The temple consists of rekha vimana, pidha jagamohana and pillared open mandapa. The vimana and jagamohana are square on plan that stands on a stepped platform. Idols of a twelve armed dancing Lord Shiva and an eight armed Mahisasuramardini can be seen on the inner walls of the Jagamohana. Presiding Deity is a Shiva Linga within a circular yonipitha. The exterior is devoid of any decorations except the niches.A concrete road goes to the temple from the base and 108 steps to reach hill top. Budharaja Pahad played a major role in the freedom struggle of Veer Surendra Sai. A well behind Budharaja temple, on the top of the hill, has a secret tunnel that connects to Raja Bakhri, Rani Bakhri, Gopalji Math, Rampad, etc on the other ends. The well is fenced with iron bars. A Shahid Stambha is erected in the memory of the freedom fighters in front of the well and their names are imprinted on it.
Festivals
Shivarathri, Sankranti, Kartika Purnima and Sitalasasti are the festivals celebrated here.
Connectivity
The temple is located at about 3 Kms from Sambalpur Bus Stand, 5 Kms from Sambalpur Junction Railway Station, 63 Kms from Jharsuguda Airport, 276 Kms from Bhubaneshwar and 282 Kms from Bhubaneshwar Airport. The temple is located on a hilltop of Bhudharaja and situated on the right side of the road leading from Ainthapali Bus Stand to Laxmi talkies of Sambalpur.
Freedom Fighter Veer Surendra Sai
Surendra Sai was born in 1809, in a small town Khinda about 21miles away from Sambalpur. Surendra Sai was a direct descendant from Madhukar Sai and therefore was legally entitled to be crowned as king of Sambalpur after demise of king Maharaja Sai in 1827. But he was not acceptable to the British power. Surendra Sai was a born rebel and an uncompromising enemy of the British Raj from his young age. His revolution against the British commenced from 1827 when he was only eighteen years of age and continued till 1862 when he surrendered and even after that, until he was finally arrested in 1864 - a total period of 37 years. He suffered imprisonment in Hazaribagh Jail for 17 years in course of his revolutionary career and after his final arrest for another term of 20 years including his detention of 19 years in the remote Asirgarh hill fort till he breathed his last there.
VIDEO CREDIT GOES TO :- MR. . AYUSH KUMAR NAIK
EDITING AND THUMBNAIL CREDIT GOES TO :- MR.TAPAN KUMAR NAYAK (SAMBIT)
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