Maa Ghanteswari Temple is one of the most holiest and beautiful place in Sambalpur. As the name ghanteswari mandira indicates, there are bells (Ghanti) everywhere. People offer bell to Maa Ghanteswari after their the fulfillment of their wishes. A large number of pilgrims visit Ghanteswari temple Sambalpur, everyday from acrooss the state. This is treated as Heart of Chipilima (a beautiful picnic spot). The specialty of this temple area is, thousands of bells hanging all around. Maa Ghanteswari Temple is located at 33 kms south-west of Sambalpur and on the bank of river Mahanadi.

Maa Ghanteswari mandira was playing an important role for navigation in the past. Ghanteswari is called a light house without light. The place got its name from goddess Ghanteswari. Earlier in Ghanteswari temple were some big size bells on this spot and with the help of wind those were creating enormous sound which made the navigators aware of this trechorous spot and they never came near it. This area being the conglomeration of three streams of water of river Mahanadi, the water current here is very trechorous forming a whirlpool. Due to this many boats were drowned while nearing this spot. Here the wind blows quite heavily and with the help of it the bells were producing sound. Now after the construction of Hirakud dam, this spot became safer.