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Murga
Mahadev
Shrine is
dedicated
to
Lord Shiva.
It
Is
simultaneously,
a
very
famous
water
fall.
It
is
a
senic
spot
centered
in
forest,
with
high
trees
and
greenary.
It
is
located
in
Nuamundi
mines
area
under
Champua
subdivision
of Kendujhar
district
and
about
65
kmts
from
the
district
head
quarter,
in
the
state
of
Odisha
India.
Lakhs
of
devotees
visit
this
place
during
the
month
of Shraavana, Kartik and
during Shivaratri.
It
is
an
ancient
shrine
where
both
tribal
and
Brahminical
system
of
worship
are
followed.
The
waterfalls
nearby
make
the
place
marvellous.
Every
winter
people
come
here
for
recreation
and
picnicThe
word
Murga
Mahadev
originated
from
two
words Murugan and
Mahadev,
which
means Kartikaya and Shiva respectively
in Dravidian
language.
Historians
opine
that
it
is
an
ancient
place
of
worshipping
tribal
gods
which
later
converted
to Hindu place
of
wor
ship.
People
of Jharkhand and Odisha equally
give
high
esteem
to Shiva here.
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