Mother Goddess in temple designs explained

On the Mother’s Day on Sunday, visitors at Ekamra Walks got a glimpse of the worship of the ‘Matrika’ or Mother Goddess at temples across the Ekamra Kshetra and how the ancient temple makers have focused on the social aspect of India, where mother is always positioned at the helm of all familial traditions and occasions.

Heritage walkers were explained how women and mothers were also getting appropriate projection in the temple building.

The statues of mother and child on the walls of Mukteswar Temple, from where the Ekamra Walks starts, clearly points to this, they were told.

Later at the Parsurameswar Temple, they were also explained about the Sapta Matrika (Sevan forms of Shakti), which are represented as the seven furious forms of the Devi Parvati or Shakti.

The Ekamra Walkers also visited Sampurna Jaleswar, Kotitirtheswar, Baindusagar, Ananta Vasudev, old Dharmasala, Lingaraj, Sari Deula, Mohini Temple, Parikrama of Bindusagar, Baitala temple and the medicinal plant garden at Ekamra Van on the western bank of holy Bindusagar lake.

PhD scholars from IIT Roorkee Suryendu Dasgupta and his wife Megha Tyagi joined the Ekamra Walks just after reaching the city last evening. “Today we are very happy that we could fulfill our dreams as the entire region is known for its unique temple style and architecture,’’ they observed.

Among others, Dhanraj HD, probationer from Indian Forest Service, currently undergoing training at Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar, joined the heritage walk.