Nilakantheswar temple - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Nilakantheswar temple - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Nilakantheswar Temple at Padmapur, standing on the Jagamanda hills makes the village well known for the Buddhist temple. The temple is built on only seven rocks. There are also three other shiva temples, i.e. Pudukeswar, Dhabaleswar, and Mallikeswar, on the hillock. This 7th-century-old buddhist temple makes Padmapur a tourist center of Rayagada district. The temple is very often referred as shrine of Manikeswar Siva."Tourist attractions of Rayagada district" Recently a small cemented front hall has been added to the original structure. Read more on Wikipedia
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