Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Sakigopal Temple, Sakigopal

Satyabadi Gopinath Temple in the small town of Sakigopal is an ancient 15th century temple. It is now known by the name Sakigopal Temple. This temple is one of the sacred destinations for the tourist and people generally visit this temple along with Sri Jaganath Temple of Puri.



This beautiful temple is built in the Kalinga style of temple architecture. The temple is dedicated to Lord Gopinath. 



There are beautiful carved sculptures around the external walls of the temple.



How to Reach: This place is just 19 kms away from Puri on the Puri - Bhubaneshwar highway.

16 comments:

Jeevan said...

Beautiful temple and nice architecture in three rows! But the white coating on carved sculptures keeps the beauty and details away.

rupam sarma said...

Beautiful temple. Nice pics and post.

krishna said...

Beautiful picture of the temple...

Al said...

Superb - I'm always amazed by the stonework on your temples.

R Niranjan Das said...

Glad to know about this temple.

Kenneth Cole Schneider said...

Very ornate and beautiful! The carvings are so impressive. I think the drapery is trying to hide something ;>)

Jim said...

Beautiful.

Stevenson Q said...

Fascinating Architecture! Even if they are steady in nature, it has so much life with the colors that blend with the white! truly a beautiful temple!

Greetings from the Philippines!

Steve

Lady Fi said...

The roof of the temple is delightful!

Teamgsquare said...

Thanks for sharing, we have visited this place.

Giga said...

The temple is great and the details on it admirable. Regards.

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

The colors of the temple are astonishing!

Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio said...

That first image looks like a birthday cake that we would have here in this country. Loved the carved figures.

Gemma Wiseman said...

Amazing design and mix of colours - notably in the first photo. The temple looks like a tiered cake.

Lotis said...

Interesting place! nice shots..

s.c said...

Great temple shapes. I hope you're not offended when I say that they remind me a bit of some cakes from my childhood.