Pahadeshwarnath Mandir/Budharaja Mandir Budharaja,Sambalpur,Odisha

Budharaja is a small hillock in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. There is a Shiva temple situated on the top of hill and middle of the sambalpur city. A concrete road goes to the temple from the base. The locality on the eastern side of the hillock is known as Budharaja due to its proximity to the hillock. Currently a Watch Tower is under construction to increase tourism.

This temple is situated at the top of budharaja hill of sambalpur. It is a temple of lord siva and parvati. Lord siva is worshipped as budharaja and maa parvati as samaleswari. There are 2 way to reach the temple. One is by the steps. There is around 108 steps for the temple. And the other is by road directly near the temple. It is a very calm place in the midst of chaos of the city. This temple is found in the sixteenth century.