Mahalaya Celebration in Samaleswari temple Sambalpur

 Every year when mahalaya comes thousands of devotees come to the temple of Maa Samalei, the presiding deity of sambalpur, to have a darhsan of Goddess Samalei in white costume(Dhawalamukhi), but this year without devotees this mahalaya festival puja celebrate.

Dhabalmukhi besa of Goddess  Samalei

Maa Samalei wears a red costume around the year except on this Mahalaya day she wears a white avatar and give the darsan to all devotees , due to corona virus Maa Samaleswari temple trust show Maa Samalei dhabala besha on digital way. Thank you everyone who give this beautiful idea and devotees pray to maa and take the blessings from maa samalei.   From previous night the sebayat and pujari of the temple prepare the costume of deity. From Mahalaya day Navratri puja starts. For Nine days Goddess Samalei get the nine avatars of Goddess Durga.  

White is most peaceful colour, and it is believed that having a dahrsan of dhawalamukhi is as holy as having the darsan of the Ganga mata.

Jai Maa Samalei.