Maa Tarini Temple - Ghatgaon

Good to visit but the arrangement should be little better for devotees to spend some time in temple and Prasadam facility should be there Road should be cleaned outside by removing the encroachment by local street shops

Mobile.shoes not allowed inside. Long queue for blessings from maa Tarini ?.u have to deposit coconut.n other things.in a (Hoondi). Becz it's corona tym.

Maa Tarini temple is beautiful and famous for its natural beauty, at middle of keonjhar jungle! Must visit to get blessing of Maa !! ?

Famously known as Ghatagaon tarini. Located about 180km from the capital,Bhubaneswar. 3hr journey from the capital. After the onset of pandemics authorities have taken necessary steps and Well maintained the premises. Near by one waterfall(gundicha ghai) also there.

Loved the divine darshan of Maa,blessed to be here.Especially during tarini Pali of chaitra masa.Place was crowded obviously because of the auspicious day ,the darshan was done nicely with the help of some locals. Enjoy coconut Paddy's and pure coconut oil available around.Jai maa Tarini

Peace area, temple is Little crowded and children below 10 can't enter ther premises dur yo covid guidelines.

Maa Tarini temple is one of the greatest spiritual place in Keonjhar Odisha.People from all corners of Odisha come to this temple to seek the blessings of Maa Tarini. Temple is very neat and clean though its always crowded.The main Prasadam is coconut.Daily thousands of coconut is served to the Maa.Due to covid-19,the restrictions have been imposed to restrict the spread of the disease.

Maa Tarini Temple is the most popular hindu temple in Ghatagaon, Keonjhar district of Odisha. This is one of the largest and most visited Shakti Peeth in Odisha. Also famously known as Ghatagaon Maa Tarini, it is believed that whoever has prayed Maa Tarini and offered her a coconut, she will fulfill his/ her desire. According to legends, Maa Tarini was installed in the year 1480 by the then ruler of Keonjhar, Sri Govinda Bhanjadeo during the Kanchi war. To conquer the Kanchi war, the king of Puri Sri Purusottamdev sought the guidance of Sri Govinda Bhanjadeo. Qith his help the king won the battle and thought of rewarding king Govinda Bhanjadeo. Bhanjadeo asked to take the deity "Maa Tarini" along with him to his Keonjhar state. Kind Purusottam agreed, however asked Bhanjadeo to seek the permission of the diety! After getting permission from Maa Tarini, the king was bringing Maa from Puri to Kendujhar with a condition that if he turns back then she will not move any further. The king was riding a horse and the goddess was following him. King could know Maa Tarini was coming behind him from the sound if her ornaments. Near Ghatagaon in the deep forest the sound of the ornaments did not come and the king looked back forgetting the condition. But Maa Tarini was coming and due to the forest mud, her ornaments sounds were not coming. However due to the condition, Maa Tarini turned herself into a stone and stayed there and worshipped as the queen of the forest. The architecture style of the temple is Kalinga style. The temple is surrounded by the fascinating wild-life and the locality has dense forests around with enormous trees. The temple is shaded with orange and white stones on the outer surface and walls. It also has an arched gateway that looks gigantic and colossal staircase to reach the temple. The rituals performed daily at Maa Tarini temple are. Balyabhoga-6:00am. Khechudi Dhupa (Anna Prasad)-10:30am. Pahada-1:00pm. Sandhya Dhupa (Chakuli Prasad)-5:00pm. Sandhya Arati-7:45pm. Pahada-8:00pm. The nearest railway station is Harichandanpur Railway station 17kms and Kendujhargarh Railway station 50kms.