Akhandalamani Temple, Bhadrak

Akhandalamani Temple, Bhadrak

Precisely, no concrete proof is available about the reincarnation of Lord Akhandaleswar. As per the available documents, the reincarnation of the Lord occurred in  1404 A.D. during the rule of  Niladri Samar Sing Mohapatra, the 11th generation of the local Zamindar.

Akhandalamani

The then king of the erst while Rajkanika state, Harihar Bhanja Deo was suffering severely from a fatal eye disease. All treatment had failed. The king thought "May be Lord Akhandaleswar's blessings can give him a miraculous cure". He came to Aradi for a Dharana ( spiritual concentration to obtain Lord's blessings). Lord Akhandaleswar appeared in his dream and told him the way of remedy. At last king Harihar Bhanja Deo was cured by lord's benediction. As per his "Manasika", he tried  to build a pucca temple for Lord Akhandaleswar at Aradi. But in those days, it was a stupendous task to build a pucca temple in a remote area like Aradi. Only stone blocks and lime composition constituted materials for pucca temple. Stone blocks were available on the hills of  Nilagiri located about 100 Kms from Aradi and transportation of those blocks to Aradi was done along the water way of the river Baitarani.
The king made preliminary arrangements to build a pucca temple. He dug a large pond near the proposed site of the temple, which now stands as an immortal proof and is named "Shiva Ganga". The king dug a canal from the pond to the river Baitarani  which is aso available now and is named 'Shiva Mahara' to connect the river with the pond. It facilitated country boats to carry materials for construction of the pucca temple. The King Harihar Bhanja Deo passed away in 1839 AD. His queen Satyabhama Patamahadei completed what her husband had started. 
Now the temple stands as an immortal deed of King Harihar Bhanja  Deo and Satyabhama Patta mahadei. 
As per government record, in 1839 Akhandaleswar temple at Aradi was a wooden temple and the present temple was built after 1839.