The famous Leaning Temple of Huma built in 1670 AD is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple is one of the only two leaning temples in the world. It was constructed by the ruler, Baliar Singh, the 5th ruler of the kingdom of Chauhan of Sambalpur, Odisha, India. The speciality of this temple is it's structure skewed to one direction.
It is regarded that the reason for its tilted structure could be some interior dismounting of rocky bed at which this temple is positioned, either because of flood current inside the Mahanadi River or earthquake, thereby affecting the position of this original temple. An interesting fact to be noted is that the other little temples inside the Hamlet are also tilted to various other directions.
The finest time to visit this leaning temple is October to March. Enshrine your spirituality during these months and celebrate the festive season in the town of Sambalpur, Odisha. Shivratri is believed to be the chief festival of this temple. Hence, it advances a huge gathering specially during Shivratri festival during March. You may also find 'Kudo' fishes on the bank of river Mahanadi near the temple who are given food by devotees as a part of the worship.
The Leaning Temple of Huma. Wikimedia.
By Road – Huma is about 23 kms towards the southern direction of Sambalpur, Odisha. and is connected with Sambalpur and other cities of Orissa by road. The temple is situated inside the village of Huma.
By Rail – Sambalpur railway station is the closest station from Huma. You may find taxis and cabs to drop you 23 kms towards the temple of Huma.
By Air – Bhubaneshwar is the closest airport to Huma which is approximately 290 ms away from Huma. Catch a taxi or cab to drop you at the exact destination.
Huma Leaning Temple is one of the two leaning temples of the world. Wikimedia.
There are various hotels nearby the temple at affordable prices presenting the pleasant view of the outside village.
-Prepared by Bhavana Rathi of NewsGram. Twitter @tweet_bhavana