Sankarananda Matha
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Sankarananda Matha is located in Uttaradaraja Badu Sahi, on the southern embankment of Bindusagar tank in Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It is situated on the left side of Sankarananda Street, branching from the Ratha road. It is a branch of Sankarananda Matha at Puri. Sankara Sivananda Saraswati was the founder of the Matha. Some of the previous Matha mahantas were Sachidananda Saraswati, Balabrahmanda Saraswati and Ramakrishnananda Saraswati. With shared ownership, the Matha is under the control of the Endowments Department of the Government of Orissa but is in a bad state of preservation; it is a quite dilapidated monastery. Balabrahmanda Saraswati is the present mahanta of the Matha. Only a shrine is in use and under worship.
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Where it is
Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Bhubaneswar railway station (BBS), about 3 km by road.
- By air: Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI), about 2 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
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