Shri Maa Cuttack Chandi Temple - Cuttack - Hindu temple in Cuttack - Cuttack, India

Very old temple. It is treated as ' Kuldevata ' of the beautiful 1000 years' old but clean city Cuttack. Photography of idol is prohibited.

The Kataka Chandi Temple is an ancient temple dedicated to the Goddess Chandi, the presiding deity of Cuttack, Odisha, India. The temple is located nearby the banks of the Mahanadi River. It is famous for the annual Durga Puja and Kali Puja festivals. The Durga Puja festivities are prominent in Maa Katak Chandi temple which takes place for 16 days starting from dark fortnight of Ashwina Krishna Ashtami till Ashwina shukla navami and Vijayadashami. The goddess popularly called as Maa Kataka Chandi, sits and rules on the heart of the ancient city. She has four hands holding Paasha (noose), Ankusha (goad), gestures dispelling fear (Abhaya), and granting boon (Varada). She is worshiped as Bhuvaneshvari Mahavidya (the queen of universe) by Sevayatas belonging to Utkala Brahmins every day. Maa Chandi is worshipped in various incarnations of Durga during the puja. In Cuttack, people strongly believe Maa Katak Chandi as 'The Living Goddess'.

The Kataka Chandi Temple is an ancient temple dedicated to the Goddess Chandi, the presiding deity of Cuttack, Odisha, India. The temple is located nearby the banks of the Mahanadi River. It is famous for the annual Durga Puja and Kali Puja festivals. The Durga Puja festivities are prominent in Maa Katak Chandi temple which takes place for 16 days starting from dark fortnight of Ashwina Krishna Ashtami till Ashwina shukla navami and Vijayadashami. The goddess popularly called as Maa Kataka Chandi, sits and rules on the heart of the ancient city. She has four hands holding Paasha (noose), Ankusha (goad), gestures dispelling fear (Abhaya), and granting boon (Varada). She is worshiped as Bhuvaneshvari Mahavidya (the queen of universe) by Sevayatas belonging to Utkala Brahmins every day. Maa Chandi is worshipped in various incarnations of Durga during the puja. In Cuttack, people strongly believe Maa Katak Chandi as 'The Living Goddess'.

It is a small but very famous temple of Orissa. The deity is very powerful. The temple is on a narrow main street of city. It is always crowded. People light thick ghee lamps and offer coconut, sari, shringar items etc

Jai Mataji! It is a small beautiful temple in this vicinity!! It is shows us the tradition and culture of this place. The parking is available only on the streets. The shoe stall is outside the temple. On Fridays it will be crowded to visit this temple. This temple is very popular among the local people of this region.

Temple ambiance is good however needs a lot of improvement from govt side to provide better fascility to people who go are visiting from far

The Cuttack Chandi temple is one of the most popular temple in Cuttack. Many individuals believe that this temple has powerful powers due to which the tourists came to visit this place from every corner of India. As already stated by many people's that Odisha is one of the important place for rituals which was a belief for which it can't be changed. It's the most beautiful temple due to which the visiting hours of the Cuttack Chandi temple is open for 12 hours. It's my suggestion that everyone must visit this place those who believe in god as because the wishes came to become true which is said by many individuals.

I love this place and it's one of the holy place I love to visit again and again. But nowadays the people trying to fooling you by asking money in different ways.