->Arjayay at 12:36, 9 November 2021

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{{Infobox temple
| name = Maa Ugra Tara
| image = Ugratara.jpg
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| caption = Ugratara devi worshipped by Angiras and Vashista Rishi
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| country = India
| state = [[Odisha]]
| district = [[Bhubaneswar]]
| location = Mulajharigarh village, Bhusandapur 65 kilometers from State capital [[Bhubaneswar]]
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| deity = Goddess Ugratara
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The Goddess Ugratara is the tutelary deity of [[Eastern Ganga dynasty]] kings of erstwhile Kalinga dynasty. Her ancient temple lies at Mulajharigarh village, Bhusandapur 65 kilometers from State capital [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], India. The icon of Mother [[Tara (Devi)|Tara]] is three-eyed and Chaturbhuja, holding potent weapons as sword, dagger, blue lotus and a drinking cup in her hands. She stands over a corpse on burning flames of funeral pyre. Serpent anklets and a serpent on crown are visible which clearly dates back to the time of the 11th-century Tantrik text Sadhanamala Tantra.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DbxE8zOuRbUC&q=ugratara+temple+orissa&pg=PA400|title=Iconography of the Buddhist Sculpture of Orissa|isbn=9788170173755|last1=Donaldson|first1=Thomas E.|year=2001}}</ref> When later kings of Gajapati dynasty revered goddess [[Kali]] or Shyamakaali she had less importance and her worship received less attention. But many people belonging to [[Vasishtha]] [[Gotra]] revere her as Ishta devi. She is one among ten [[Mahavidya]] in Hindu Tantrik theology. She is very popular as Ugratara due to her fierce aspect, but benevolent to the adorers as Ekajata/Neela-Saraswati. Nearby railway station is Bhushandapur in [[Khordha district]] which is accessible from [[Bhubaneswar]] and [[Balugaon]] by local passenger trains. The main festivals here are Chaitra parba, [[Raja Parba]], Sharadiya Durga Puja. She is worshipped in tantrik way and offered all tantrik fivefold paraphrenalias.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dTNEIP_Tek</ref>

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110823204400/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2009/September/engpdf/151-153.pdf the ugratara cult of Utkal]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111003233631/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2009/September/engpdf/30-42.pdf Shakti sadhana in Utkal]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=DbxE8zOuRbUC&pg=PA400&lpg=PA400&dq=ugratara+temple+orissa&source=bl&ots=ozN2HKfdvy&sig=52JC2O5XHGlhNLAyyRBvbZXc4jU&hl=en&ei=s0PSTM3vBIuGuQPu6MWhDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false the equating relation between the buddhist and Tantric goddess Tara]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/27346730@N02/3120056779/ seek here the blessings of maa Ugra Tara]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dTNEIP_Tek Tara Worship in Bhusandapur]
*[http://www.ugratara.org/photo-gallery-of-maa.htm Home page of Temple]

==Notes==
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[https://books.google.com/books?id=DbxE8zOuRbUC&pg=PA400&lpg=PA400&dq=ugratara+temple+orissa&source=bl&ots=ozN2HKfdvy&sig=52JC2O5XHGlhNLAyyRBvbZXc4jU&hl=en&ei=s0PSTM3vBIuGuQPu6MWhDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false the equating relation between the buddhist and Tantric goddess Tara]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/27346730@N02/3120056779/ seek here the blessings of maa Ugra Tara]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dTNEIP_Tek Tara Worship in Bhusandapur]

==External links==
*[http://wikimapia.org/306466/UgrataraTemple-Bhusandpur map showing the location]

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->Arjayay at 12:36, 9 November 2021