Alama Chandi Temple
Puri district, Odisha
Alamchandi Temple is one of the Shakta shrines of Puri and is located in the Kumbharapara area near Atharanala Bridge of the Puri. Skanda Purana has made a reference to Goddess Alamchandi residing in the northern side of the Jagannath Temple, Puri to protect the Ratnavedi. Devi Alamchandi is generally considered as one of the Asthashaktis who protect the Antarvedi on the Nairuta (southwest) corner of Srikshetra. From an architectural point of view, this temple is not so significant but from the religious aspect it is one of the important Chandi shrines of Shreekhetra.
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Where it is
Puri district, Odisha. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Puri railway station (PURI), about 2 km by road.
- By air: Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI), about 59 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri – Grand Road (Bada Danda), Puri, Odisha (about 3 km)
- Konark Sun Temple – Konark, Puri district, Odisha (about 36 km)
- Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar – Old Town, Bhubaneswar (Ekamra Kshetra), Khordha district, Odisha (about 58 km)
- Maa Tara Tarini Temple – Kumari Hills, on the Rushikulya river near Purusottampur, Ganjam district (about 130 km)
- Maa Biraja Temple, Jajpur – Jajpur town, on the Baitarani (Vaitarani) river, Jajpur district (about 156 km)
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