Taptapani, as the name suggests, is famous for its hot springs. Nestled at about 1,800 feet (550 m) above Mean Sea Level, this spot is only 56 kilometers away from Berhampur. A few minutes walk from here will take you to Kandimata Mandir where the locals take a bath in the spring before offering their daily prayers.
There is also a deer park maintained by the forest department, which adds another feather to Taptapani’s cap.
Maa Bhairavi temple is named after the presiding deity Goddess Bhairabee at remote village ‘ Mantridi’. Carved in crude fashion, the Icon (one legged Goddess with four hands) was explored by a ploughed and was enshrined as such in a newly adorned temple in the year 1937. According to legend, fisherman and sailors used to worship the deity for blessings before commencement of their journey. Bhairabee now a day has become an important Sakti Pitha Venerable for the valorous seafaring by the fisherman community who lives in near by villages. Tourists from almost all parts of southern Orissa as well as northern Andhra Pradesh visit this holy shrine every day.