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艢膧KTA TEMPLES OF PURU峁�OTTAMA K峁�ETRA
In Orissa, Sakti is worshipped in the forms of Mahisamardini Durg膩,
P膩rvati, Can岣嵞�, C膩mun岣嵞�, Manga岣纺�, Var膩h墨, K膩岣纺�, Vima岣纺�, Carcik膩, Marcik膩,
Bhagavati etc. The k峁�etra of Purusottama abounds in 艢膩kta shrines. Prior to the
advent of Vaisnavism, however, the k峁�etra was once a S膩kta pitha as substantiated
both by literary records (in lists of S膩kta pitha in tantric texts) and by
archaeological evidences (in the shape of extant temples and images). Goddess
Vima岣纺� is the earliest presiding deity of the k峁�etra. Hence She (Vima岣纺�) is regarded
as the K峁�etre艣vari, the mistress of the k峁�etra. Native rulers of Puri, from
Somava峁僺i to Suryava峁僺i periods, were devotees of various goddesses and
conceived 艢膩kta deities as their tutelary goddesses. They (native rulers) also
constructed some 艢膩kta temples for common worship in the different parts of the
k峁�etra as well as other places of their kingdom. Besides the temple of goddess
Vima岣纺�, a number of other important 艢膩kta shrines are also noticed in the different
parts of the k峁�etra. They are Lak峁�mi temple, Sarva-Manga岣纺� temple, M膩usim膩
temple, Indr膩峁嚹� temple, B膩ta-Manga岣纺� temple, Dak峁�inak膩岣纺� temple, Sy膩m膩k膩岣纺�
temple, 膧l膩m Candi temple, R膩ma Can岣嵞� temple, Hara Candi temple, P膩岣穉-Hara
Candi temple, Var膩h墨 temple, Bhubane艣vari temple, Carcik膩 temple, Marcik膩
temple, B膩se岣纺� temple, P膩rvati temple, Jh膩de艣var墨 temple etc. The descriptions of
the notable 艢膩kta temples of the k峁�etra are mentioned below.
1. Vima岣纺� Temple
Goddess Vima岣纺� is one of the most important 艢膩kta deities of Orissa. The
temple of goddess Vima岣纺� is situated on the south west corner of the inner
enclosure (Kurma Bedha) of the Jagann膩tha temple complex of Puri. It is located
exactly to the west of the Rohiniku峁囜笉a near the Mukti Mandapa.' The temple of
Vima岣纺� seems to be an old structure but not novelty is noticed in the architectural
pattern. It is a temple usually resorted to by the Tantrikas who attach greater
importance to it than the main temple of Lord Jagann膩tha.虏 Goddess Vima岣纺� is
popularly known as Pada-Pithe艣var墨 of the k峁�etra (Puri). Those devotees, (艢膩ktas)
who come to visit Lord Jagann膩tha, have also to visit goddess Vima岣纺�. So from the