Madhava Temple is dedicated to Sree Vishnu is located in the Niali block of Cut…

Madhava Temple is dedicated to Sree Vishnu ???? is located in the Niali block of Cuttack district, Orissa, BHARAT (India) ????

The Deity
The central icon Madhava who is a rare image. The upper left arm holds Gada, lower left Sudarshana Chakra, upper right full blown Lotus and lower right Shankha. In the Jagamohana a rare image of Durga is found. She is worshipped as the sister of Madhava. Many festivals like Janmashtami, Ekadashi and special festivals in Maagha and Vaishakha month are observed here. The main attraction here is the very old idol of Garuda which is made of black sandstone. ????

Etymology of the name Maadhava:
The Sanskrit bhashya of Vishnu Sahasranama by Adi Shankara says that Paramatma is the owner of Maaya or illusion. And later explanation by Sri Vaishnava scholars say Lakshmi is called Maaya and his husband is Vishnu, so he is Maadhava.(माया श्री, तस्या धवः माधवः इति ). Most simply, Madhava is a form of lord Vishnu or Krishna.

Location & Other Issues ????????
It is located in Niali block in Cuttack district.Regular bus services run from Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to Niali. Although, it has rich architecture of traditional Kalinga style. it is being neglected by the Government. It is not included under the projects of Odisha tourism. The temple is at a distance of 6 km from Niali town. Anybody, who is visiting Madhava temple and want to offer the God prasada should buy fruits or prasad from nearest Niali market as no prasad or bhoga stores are available near the temple. ???? – Jagannath Puspalak‎ Ji