Kapilash Temple

The most famous place in Dekhanal is known as Kapilash Temple. It is designed by very beautifully on hilltop. The ideal of Shiva named Chandrashekhar possess Kapilash Temple.The temple is almost 26 kms away from the town of Dhenkanal. This temple is surrounded by other holy and natural shrines. The visitors who wish to pay homage to the deity of Lord Shiva have to climb a flight of 1352 steps. The upper part of the hill “Sita Anturdisala “.During the festive occasion of Shivratri the idol of Shiva is specially decorated with gold ornaments. The temples, which are worth visiting other than Kapilash on the same hilltop are the temples of Raghunath, Saptarshi, Narayana and Viswanath. This temple mis known to be one of the main attractions of the town of Dhenkanal

Orissa Kapilash temple has been well -maintained by the administrative body of Orissa. Care has been taken in order to preserve the archaic walls of Kailash temple. Religious devotees show their dedication by carrying water collected from the river Mahanadi in earthen pots. Many devotees walk barefoot the flight of 2000 steps in order to appease Lord Shiva.

Konark Temple

The glorious architecture work not only in odisha but all so in the world is known as Konark Temple or Sun Temple . The poet Rabindranath Tagore said that of Konark 'here the language of stone surpasses the language of man', and it is true that the experience of Konark is impossible to translate into words.

The Konark Temple built by king Narasimhadeva In the 12^th century , the entire temple was designed in the shape of a colossal chariot, carrying the sun god, Surya, across the heavens . Its height, however, exceeded both of them, soaring to 227 feet. The jagmohana (porch) structure itself exceeded 120 feet in height. Both tower and porch are built on high platforms, around which are the 24 giant stone wheels of the chariot.

The Konark is 66 kilometres by all-weather road via Pipli from Bhubaneswar, the Capital City of Orissa; and 84 kilometres from Puri, the district head quarters, also via Pipli.