- Special Features
Foundation Year07th century A.D.Sthala TreeTheerthamRathamArchitectureOther SpecialityThe temple is very often referred to as the shrine of Manikeswar Siva. Nilakantheswar Temple at Padmapur, standing on the Jagamanda hills makes the village well known for its Buddhist temple. The temple is built on only seven rocks.
- Sthala Puran
The temple dates back to the 7th century. Padma Shri Dr. Satyanarayana Rajguru, an eminent historian and epigraphist, relying on a buddhist inscription found on one of the rocks of the temple, identifies that the temple once housed the buddhist logician-philosopher, Dharmakirti. It is the only Buddhist monastery in Rayagada district of the Indian state of Odisha. The festival of Maha Sivaratri is celebrated here. Visitors and devotees visit this place, the special day being Tuesday.
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