An Official Website Of Sri Grameswar Mahadev Temple Administration, Panchapalli
About
One can reach the temple by using three routes by road through Cuttack-Paradeep State Highway-12 by taking a right turn at Manijanga Chhack (distance of 58 KM from Cuttack OMP square) on covering a distance of 23 KM to reach the temple via Ebrising Chhack. This apart one can reach the temple by using the road via jagatsinghpur town-Borikina-Goda-Panchapalli.
About Temple
Sri Grameswar Mahadev of village Panchapalli an ancient Lord temple of Lord Siva located in Erasama Block of erstwhile Cuttack district and at present in the district of Jagatsinghpur.
The connotation of village panchapalli represents five hamlets such as Gobindapur, Patana,Paniendula,Naradia,Tikarapara. Five village Goddesses representing these hamlets always evoke a religious sanctity for the village. One can visit Maa Narayani at Gobindapur, Sunamuhin at Patana, Maa Basulei at Paniendula,Khetrapali Thakurani at Naradia, Batamanga Thakurani at Tikarapara.
Besides this, the temple of Sri Grameswar Mahadev is surrounded by five more Siva temples, the presiding deity of the five villages in the vicinity of Panchapalli namely Sri Biswanath Mahadev,Sri Rameswar Mahadev,Sri
Sankareswar Mahadev and Sri Garedeswar Mahadev in the villages of the Khatikolada,Santola,Pokhariapara and Garadamalla respectively. The art of sculpture being newly constructed in the temple of Sri Grameswar Mahadev, the special glory, and
different festivals have been attracting the devotees of Odisha and also the devotees of outside from time immemorial.
Lord Siva is not only deity worshiped in the temple, though it is known as the “Sivji Pitha” But along with Lord Siva, Lord Jagannath,
Subhadra and Balabhadra are also worshiped here in Nrusinghnath temple. Apart from the religious tourism, the serene and scenic beauty of Siali beach along with its sand dunes in the backdrop of lush green Jham trees cover is always an attractive tourist destination.
The Rituals Of God
Day to day rituals of God – Everyday before sun rise the God takes holy bath after early and auspicious adoration. After offering sandal paste and flowers morning adorable things are given to God where as the other Gods and Goddesses are offered morning Bhogas after taking bath and smearing sandal paste and giving flowers.
Sweet rice is being offered in the temple of Sri Grameswar and Sri Nrusinghnath at 10:30 A.M. The door of the temple is closed for a few minutes at the time of worshipping God with sweet rice. Rice prasad is offered to God with grand adoration at 1:30 p.m. afternoon and main
door of the temple is closed. But devotees offer their adorable things except the time of adoration and closure of doors of the temple. In the evening God is worshipped with light of ghee lamps.
In order to visualise such deveottes are gathered in the temple. Last adoration is offered to God at 9 p.m. of night.