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<p>The Biraja Temple, or Birija Kshetra , is a historic Hindu temple located in Jajpur Odisha, India. The present temple was built during the 13th century. The principal idol is Devi Durga, who is worshiped as Viraja (Girija), and the temple gave Jajpur the nicknames &quot;Viraja Kshetra&quot; and &quot;Biraja Peetha&quot;.</p>

<p>The Durga idol has two hands (dwibhuja), spearing the chest of Mahishasura with one hand and pulling his tail with the other. One of her feet is on a lion, and the other is on Mahishasura&#39;s chest. Mahishasura is depicted as a water buffalo. The idol&#39;s crown features Ganesha, a crescent moon and a lingam. The temple covers a large area, and has several shrines to Shiva and other deities.</p>

<p>According to the Skanda Purana it cleanses pilgrims, and it is called the Viraja or the Biraja kshetra. Jajpur is believed to have about one crore of Shiva lingams.</p>

<h2>In Tantra</h2>

<p>The&nbsp;Brahmayamala Tantra&nbsp;has a hymn, &quot;Aadya Stotra&quot;, dedicated to&nbsp;Shakti. In the hymn,&nbsp;Vimala&nbsp;is the goddess of&nbsp;Puri&nbsp;and Viraja (Girija) is the goddess worshiped in the&nbsp;Utkala Kingdom, which became Odisha.According to the&nbsp;Tantra Chudamani, Sati&#39;s navel fell in the Utkala Kingdom, also known as &quot;Viraja kshetra&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Adi Shankara, in his&nbsp;Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stuti&nbsp;describes the goddess as Girija. In&nbsp;Tantra&nbsp;literature, the Oddiyana Peetha (Devnagari:ओड़्याण पीठ) is located in eastern India near the&nbsp;Vaitarani River&nbsp;(an Oddiyana is an ornament worn by a woman around her navel.</p>

<h2>Sree Bagalamukhi Deity</h2>

<p>There is a separate shrine for Sree Bagalamukhi Devi, which is right of Maa Biraja. One can find very few temples for this Roopa of Dasamahavidya</p>

<h2>Nabhi Gaya</h2>

<p>Pitapuram holds the Pada Gaya, the Sira Gaya is found in Bihar, the Nabhi Gaya is found here in the form of a well. Pitru Pooja (Pinda Daan, Tarpan, Tithi) are performed here. The temple itself arranges the priests and the pooja items.</p>

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<p>Maa Biraja Temple,Jajpur, Odisha</p>

<p>Maa Biraja Temple is an historic Hindu temples located in Jajpur (about 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Bhubaneswar), Odisha, India. Biraja or Viraja Temple is one of the important Maha Shakthi Peetas. Here the main idol Durga Devi is worshipped as Girija (Viraja) and Lord Shiva as Jagannath. Sati&rsquo;s navel fell here. Adi Sankara describes the goddess as Girija in his Ashtadasha shakti peetha stuti.<strong> Here Maa Biraja Devi is worshiped as Trishakti Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati.</strong>The Maa Biraja Temple covers a large area, and has several shrines to Shiva and other deities. According to the Skanda Purana it cleanses pilgrims, and it is called the Viraja or the Biraja kshetra. Jajpur is believed to have about one crore of Shiva lingams.</p>

<p>According to Brahmanda Purana, once Brahma (the creator of the Universe) performed a Yajna (great sacrifice) on the river Baitrani. Parvati emerged from the Garhapatya fire as a result of Brahma&rsquo;s invocation and advised Brahma to name her as Biraja. Brahma prayed to Parvati and asked her to stay at the Kshetra as the divine consort of Siva. Parvati agreed and created Nine Durgas, Sixty Four Yoginis, Eight Chandikas and asked them to remain in the Kshetra permanently. Due to the presence of these deities, this land was well known as Shakti Peetha. At Biraja Temple, Lord Vishnu is in Varaha incarnation.</p>

<p>Jajati Keshari, a ruler of Kesari dynasty built the Biraja temple in Jajati Nagar (now Jajpur) in 13th century during the Kalinga time. The deity, Maa Biraja which stands 70 ft from the floor is said to be worshipped from 5th Century. The temple is named after the King Jajati Keshari. According to the legend, the place is also known as &lsquo;Gadakhestra&rsquo;, as Bhima&rsquo;s Gada (mace) was lying in this holy place. In front of the temple stand two lions above elephant. This is indicative of the greatness of Keshari dynasty (Symbol of Lion) than Gajapati dynasty (Symbol of elephant) in Orissa.</p>

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