Saptasajya

Sapta: Seven, Sajya : Bed, means Seven Beds of Bhagwan Bishnu, here the beauty and panoramic view or you may say lap of Nature composing of seven mountain beds including several cascading streams flowing from hill tops, cackle of birds and streams, healthy smell of earth with smell of flowers and buds of medicinal plant.

Seven soaring hills and seven cascading streams on the tough rugged road to Saptasajya will enhance the pleasure of the journey. Seven holy idols in Saptasajya also look astonishing. A place of scenic beauty, Saptasajya is situated at a distance of about 11Km. To the south of Dhenkanal town. According to legend ‘ Pandavas’ Spent some days of their incognito life (Angyantavasa) in these hills. Raghunath temple, carved on the hard rocky hills, impress the spiritual crowd. Ram, Lakhman and Sita are the deities engraved on the rocks. You have to cross more than 100 stair ways to visit the temple. Three days long festival, observed on Ram Nabami, is one of the prime attractions for the pilgrims. Trekking lovers will feel the satisfaction in the trekking of last one and half km to Saptasajya. Trekkers will be able to explore the lash green nature on the way to Saptasajya. Apart from the holy Raghunath temple, Kali and Durga temples are also there.

Once you reached the Saptasajya Hill, you will be attracted to so many thing you never seen or never heard. You may trek the uphill across many small stream flowing down. One Temple of Lord Siva is there and you will not find any bazaar or market for getting your liking foods so you must be adjusted to available foods or snacks or you may take your prepared food or you may be prepared for a picnic there as most of visitors came here to have a picnic. You can find another small Shiv Ling near above to this temple, passing through lush green forest and bushes of wild flowers and an Ashram on the top where a Sadhu or Monk is dwelling and Practising dhyan . You will feel So cool thick forest all around. Sound of the streams mixed with the chirping sound of Cuckoos. The most beautiful part -the Stream is flowing down to directly falling on the Shiv Linga, on the rock base and no temple is constructed there.
You will find the mouth of the stream coming out from below a rock Just 10 ft above the Siva Ling. A Folklore you may hear, there are some caves above this place of the mountain where only the priest of the Saptasajya can go as Shiv Bhagwan himself stays in those caves guarded by Tigers.

Enjoy your Leisure at SaptaSajya! Have a Picnic! Find a way to express your love to a beloved one with a Red Rose there !