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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Christianity in Orissa, Hindu temples in Orissa, Jayadeva, Sarala Temple, Odissi, Jayadeva birth controversy, Jayadeva in Sikhism, Odissi music, Jaydev Kenduli, Works of Jayadeva, Maa Tarini, Kenduli Sasan, Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh, Akhandalmani Temple, Gita Govinda, Gupteswar Cave, Mahendragiri, Orissa, Biranchinarayan Temple, Palia, Kichakeshwari Temple, Nilamadhav Temple, Bhagabati Temple, Banapur, Chausath Jogini Temple, Kapilash Temple, Ajaikapada Bhairava Temple, Bhadrakali Temple, Aharapada, Ashtapadi, Joranda Gadhi, Maa Ugra Tara, Jagannath Temple, Koraput, Odogaon Raghunath Temple, Kalijai, Murga Mahadeva Shrine, Anantashayana, Saranga, Ananta Shayana, Annakoteshvara Temple, Majhighariani Temple, Gupteshwar, Sekhareswar Temple, Ladoo Baba Temple, Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention. Excerpt: Sarala Temple is a Hindu temple in the district of Jagatsinghpur, Orissa, India. The temple is accessible by road from Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack and Paradeep. The nearest airport is Bhubaneshwar, which is approximately 80 km, and is well connected by road. The nearest railway station is Cuttack, however there is a small Pessenger Halt at Sarala Road, near Tentulipada. The temple can be reached via Jagatsinghpur, or Tarapur by road, from Cuttack. Maa Saarala - a Hindu goddess patronizes the cultures of Vaishnav and Shakta. Rarely one finds the use of Vilva Patra and Tulasi patra in any temple, as they are symbols of two distinct Hindu culture. There is also some controversy regarding the deity, where it is suspected that the deity may be a Buddhist tantric figure, as she holds a book, Veena and hand bell - known Mahayana symbols. It is said that Huen Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim visited Orissa and he had taken a ship from Chilitolo Port to Sri lanka, which historians attribute to modern day Tirtol. This may be a possibility
