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Kapilas  -  The  Abode  Of  Lord  Chandra  Shekhar
(  Situated  In The District Of  Dhenkanal Of  Odisha  State )

  Kapilas  is  a  small  mountain  range   in  the  Dhenkanal  district  of  the  state  of  Odisha  (  India  )  .  It   demarcates  the  boarder  line  between  the districts  of  Dhenkanal  and  Cuttack  .  The  entire  mountain  range  and  the  regions   on  it's  four  sides  are  covered  with  dense  forests  having various  kinds  of  trees  and  plants  .  All  parts  of  this  jungle  near  the  end  of  Dhenkanal  are  known  as   "  Kapilas  Reserved  Jungle  "  .  We  find many  mountain  peaks  in  this  mountain  range  .  The  Kapilas  peak  is  the  highest  peak   among  those  .  It's  height  is  about  2239 feet   or say  682  meters  .  At  it's  feet  lies  the  temple  of  the  famous  holy  shrine  "  Chandra Shekhar  " .  Many  believe  this  to  be  the  famous  living   place  i.e.  Kailas  mountain  of  Lord  Shiva  and  in  course  of  time  the  word  Kailas  has  undergone  changes  to  become  Kapilas  .  
                  The  temple  is  located  above  1500  feet  (  457  meters  )   from  ground  level  and  on  a  high  land  of   the  peak  .  It  is  about  19  km.  away  from  Dhenkanal  district  head  quarter  town .  A  dark  peech  road  runs  up  to  the  temple  through  stiff  and  dangerous  cliffs  having  almost  twelve  sudden  bends  .  From  the  bottom  of  the  mountain  up to  the  temple ,  there  are  1300  foot - steps  as  an  alternative  path  to  move  up  to  the  temple  .  As Kapilas is the abode of Lord Siva, this has been regarded as a great holy pilgrimage among the people of Orissa since many centuries. Detailed descriptions are in Kapila Samhita about this place. According to this treatise this place of pilgrimage is known as Kapilas. It is written in Mahabharat of Sarala Das during fifteenth century that Kailas is Kapilas.The anecdote as per Kapila Samhita runs as follows:


       “Once the arbitrary king of Lanka was busy in praying Lord Siva in the Himalayas. No boon was granted to him even after his deep, severe and strenuous penance. He became very angry and decided to displace Kailas,the abode of Lord Siva. While carrying Kailas away some portion of the same fell here. Those mountain parts are acknowledged as Kapilas and living place of Lord Siva. Now- a- days the name of the reigning god of Kapilas is widely known as Chandrasekhar.But He is described as Sikhareswar  in Kapila Samhita and also in some inscriptions.”


  The height of the temple of Chandrasekhar or Sikhareswar is about sixty feet (1829 m).The façade of the temple has faced East and the temple has stood on a very narrow plane area. The mountain road and the steps are on its western side. There are an enclosure and a huge gateway on this side of the temple, having two lion statues guarding the temple gateway. This is the only entrance to reach the temple. No such remarkable stone carvings are on the body of the principal temple. On its southern, western and eastern sides one can behold the statues of the deities i.e.; Ganesh, Kartikeya and Parvati respectively.The making styles of these statues are quite marvelous and those are placed on the body of the temple. The servitors mistake the image of the side goddess, Parvati to be Ganga Devi.In front of the main temple we can come across Jagamohan  and Bhoga Mandap (an altar) standing erect on pillars without any wall around it. On the western part of Bhoga Mandap there is a statue of bull made of black granite stone and donated by devotees. It has an inscription beneath it transcription of which has been made possible so far. Some say the statue of the bull has been brought in from Bhimnagar.The original statue of bull, however, is placed on a pillar in the middle of Bhoga Mandap.The Siva Linga adorns the inner space of the temple.        
                               Two other temples are built for Lord Narayan and Lord Biswanath towards the eastern side of the main temple at a certain height.To reach there some stoe steps are made.The Narayan temple was built by the qeen of the then  king of Dhenkanal,Dinabandhu Mahindra Bahadur.But the Biswanath temple (also known as Kashi Biswanath or Bisweswar) is very old.It is presumed that it is as old as Chandrasekhar temple.Fountains run down fom some places near the temples of Narayan and Biswanath.We have learnt from ancient scripts/scriptures that Ganga takes shelter under the nail of right toe of Lord Narayan.To establish this the fountain water has been made skillfully to pass through a small hole/outlet of the right leg of the statue of Lord Narayan.There is Manikarnika Kund  (a small stone water tank) in between Narayan temple and Biswanath temple where fountan water is stored.It is considered very pious to bathe there.Water from this tak is being supplied through pipes to nearby Dak Banglow.The fountains flow downwards beside Bhoga Mandap.There are two water resorvoirs near it.One is known as                                                


                                                        Papanasini Kund and the other is Payamrit Kund.Water in this place is very hygenic.
                           On a high altar near the lions gate two statues of Bhairav and Chamunda made of black crystal stone are established.
There are irrefutable records of proof regarding them who constucted Chandrasekhar temple.One tumbler is preserved near the temple which was once fixed on the temple top.It is not known when and how  it was brought down.There is no sign of its falling down from the temple top either.Three records are inscribed on its body by king Narasingh Dev.The first one tells us that the temple was constructed during 1335-36 AD. The second one states that Narasingh Dev was a descedant of Anant Barman.It is difficult to ascertain which Narasingh Dev he was out of the four of Ganga Dynasty.Later it is traced that he was the third Narasingh Dev(1328-52 AD).

            
Kapilas Temple
Kapilas : A Bird's Eye View

Maha Sivaratri At Kapilash - 2013
Maha Sivaratri At Kapilash - 2013

Monkeys  Are  The  Common  Features  Around  The  Temple  


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