Huma Temple in Sambalpur | Odisha Tourism | Things to do in Huma Temple, Places to visit near Huma Temple

Huma Temple is located in Huma village on the bank of the Mahanadi, 23 km south of Sambalpur in the Indian state of Orissa. The Leaning Temple of Huma in India is one of only two leaning temples in the world. This temple was built by King Baliar Singh the fifth Chauhan king of Sambalpur in1660�1690 A.D . The temple is dedicated to the lord Shiva. According to legend, there was a milkman who used to cross the Mahanadi every day, to worship Lord Shiva. He used to offer milk to the rock idol of Shiva, which consumed the milk every day. The presiding diety is Bimaleswar Siva. Apart from the main temple the Bhairavi Devi temple is situated to the left of the main temple and Bhairo temple is situated to the right of the main temple.There are special type of fish found in this place in Mahanadi called as 'Kudo' fish. They are said to be so tame that they will eat sweets and other foods from the hands of those who bathe close to the temple. During auspicious days they are called by their names and given the 'prasad' of the God. Here nobody tries to catch them as they are believed to be the assets of the God. The plinth of the temple has deviated slightly from its original arrangement and as a result, the body of the temple has tilted, which catches the attention of historians, sculptors and other researchers. The surprising thing is, the main temple is tilted to one direction and other small temples are tilted to some other directions and reason of the tilt can be due to some geological reason. This temple is one of the masure tourist attraction of sambalpur district. large number of devotees come here for offering milk to the idol of Lord Shiva during Shivratri.