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Maa Hingula Temple

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Maa Hingula Temple

Fire-form shrine of Devi Hingula on the Singhada river, Angul district, Odisha

Checked 22 Oct 2026 with maahingula.org2 min read

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Getting there

  • By air

    Bhubaneswar airport (BBI) is the only civil airport in Odisha, and road transport runs from there to Talcher and Angul.

  • By train

    No direct train reaches the temple. Get down at Talcher, Talcher Road or Angul station and take road transport from there.

  • By road

    Gopal Prasad is 34 km from Talcher town and 17 km from Angul, the district headquarters. Regular buses run to both towns through the day, and taxis go on to the temple.

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Book and check

Official pages only. We do not sell darshan passes or tours.

Why devotees come here

Maa Hingula Temple stands in Gopal Prasad village, on the bank of the Singhada river west of Talcher, in Angul district. The presiding deity takes the form of fire, and she is the tutelary deity of Talcher.

Maa Hingula is the tutelary deity of Talcher, and people from Angul, Dhenkanal and nearby areas come to her shrine. The temple's own site calls it a primitive Saktipeeth, where special worship is offered in both autumn and spring.

Tradition says Devi Hingula was first in Karachi, in undivided India, which is now in Pakistan. In the fifteenth century the poet Sarala Das described her in his Mahabharat as a manifestation of Sarala. Legend says a voice from the void declared Gopal Prasad Gada the holy place of Devi Hingula.

The main worship is the Hingula Yatra, held in Chaitra month. Lakhs of devotees gather for the blessings of Maa Hingula during the festival. On the ninth day of the Yatra, the Situla festival marks the putting out of the fire of the Devi.

Festivals

  • Chaitra month, on Bishnu Damanak ChaturdashiHingula Yatra

    The main worship of Maa Hingula, when lakhs of devotees gather at the temple.

  • Ninth day of the Hingula YatraSitula festival

    The fire of the Devi is put out on this day.

  • Autumn. In 2026 it ran from 11.10.2026 to 20.10.2026.Navaratra and Dussehra

    A ten-day festival at Maa Hingula Pitha, Talcher, with special worship in autumn.

Tips for your visit

  • The temple website asks visitors with questions to call the trust office, so call before you travel.
  • Check the darshan and booking page on the temple website before you leave home.

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Questions people ask

Who is Maa Hingula?

She is the tutelary deity of Talcher. People from Angul, Dhenkanal and nearby areas come to her shrine. The presiding deity in Gopal Prasad village bears the form of fire.

Is Maa Hingula Temple a Shakti Peeth?

The temple's own site calls it a primitive Saktipeeth. Special worship is offered in autumn and spring.

What is the legend of the temple?

Legend says Queen Gundicha wanted to offer sixty daily food offerings, called pautis, to Jagannath. The king was told in a dream to worship Hingula, so that the cooking would go smoothly.

How we checked this page

On 22 Oct 2026 we checked every fact on this page against these sources, official ones first. Anything we could not confirm is left out.

  1. Maa Hingula Pitha Talcher, official website maahingula.org
  2. How to Reach, Maa Hingula Pitha Talcher maahingula.org
  3. History of Maa Hingula, Maa Hingula Pitha Talcher maahingula.org
  4. Maa Hingula Yatra, Maa Hingula Pitha Talcher maahingula.org
  5. Talacher, Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org

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