Puri district is a coastal district of the Odisha state of India. It has one sub-division, 11 tahasils and 11 blocks and comprises 1722 revenue villages. Puri is the only municipality of the district. Konark, Pipili and Nimapara are the three NACs in this district. Satyabadi, Gop, Kakatpur and Brahmagiri are major semi-urban areas.
Kendrapara is a Town and a municipality in the Kendrapara district of the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Kendrapara district.
Banki is a town and a Subdivision, Legislative Council constituency no. 88 and Notified Area Council in Cuttack district in the state of Odisha, India. Banki is famous for the Charchika Temple, dedicated to the deity of Chamunda, the eight armed goddess and incarnation of Durga and for its scenic beauty. Current MLA Devi Ranjan Tripathy
Jatani is a town and a major sub-urban area of Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha. It is also a municipality in Khordha district in the Indian state of Odisha. Jatani, also known as Khurda Road Junction in Indian Railways parlance, acts as an important railway junction between the main railroads running between Kolkata and Chennai, with diversions to the Hindu pilgrimage city of Puri, and to Balangir, passing through the districts of Nayagada, Daspalla, Phulbani, Boudh and Sonepur the vast tribal hinterland of Odisha. It has emerged as a commercial hub with a number of educational and other institutions. It is home to Premier Public Institutes like NISER and IIT-Bhubaneswar and ICAR- International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease (ICFMD). Jatni is famous for its celebration of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Musafirkhana is a town and tehsil in Amethi district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The word "Musafirkhana" means "Sarai," or "Dharamshala". Musafirkhana is located 32 km northwest of Amethi, 20 km from Jagdishpur. Gauriganj and Amethi are accessible from Musafirkhana via roadways; the nearest railway station is the Musafirkhana railway station on the Lucknow–Varanasi rail route via Sultanpur, and the nearest airport is the Amausi airport. It is surrounded by more than 100 villages. The town is between 26.37° north latitude and 81.8° east longitude at a height of 102 metres (434 feet) above mean sea level.
Rasra is a city and a municipal board in Ballia district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one among six tehsils that come under Ballia district, Rasra is also known as 'Chhoti Kashi' and 'Nath Nagri' due to the presence of Nath Baba mandir which is a well known religious spot. In past the production of sugar from rotten sugarcanes lead to the city being named 'Rasra' which is a portmanteau word made-up of two hindi words 'Ras' (रस) meaning juice and 'Sada/Sara' (सड़ा) meaning rotten. It has an important market for the nearby villages. Lounglatta is the famous sweet of Rasra. Dussehra is one of two very prominent festivals, here, alongside Chhath. Rasra has top schools of district. Rasra has second largest Durga Puja celebration in Uttar Pradesh after Ram Nagar, Varanasi. Rasra has a busy fish market, chicken market and mutton narket. It has also Sadar Bazaar, Station Road Market, Hospital Complex Market, Mission Road Market, Kali Maa ka chaura, and This place is known for all religious cultures, and has many of mandir, churches and mosques.
Shahkot is a small city and one of the five tehsils of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. Shahkot is situated on Jalandhar-Moga-Barnala-Sirsa National Highway 703. Shahkot is administered by the Municipal Committee. About 176 villages belong to Shahkot tehsil. Shahkot was famous for its red chili peppers; but now, its main crops are Wheat, Paddy, Maize, potato, etc. Agricultural land is not suitable for paddy. But with the use of pesticides and tubewell water; paddy is grown.
Dabra is town and a municipality in Gwalior district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India located near NH-44 national highway. It serves the headquarters for both a tehsil and a coterminous community development block.
Bhattarika Temple is located on the bank of Mahanadi River, at Sasanga village in the tehsil Baramba,, Cuttack district, Odisha, India. It is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Maa Bhattarika worshipped as a manifestation of Shakti. As per the Puranic tradition, Parashurama, facing certain defeat at the hands of Saharsrajuna, prayed to Durga who appeared on this spot to impart her divine power to his aid. The festival Pana Sankranti is celebrated here in April, Akshaya Tritiya in May and Dussehra in October.
Satapada is a town in Puri district, Odisha, India. In Odia sata means "seven" and pada means "village", so Satapada means group of seven villages. It is located 50 kilometers from Puri. Satapada on Chilika is home to the Irrawaddy dolphin.
Sundarpur is a village in Tangi Block of Khordha district, Orissa, India.
The Goddess Ugratara is the tutelary deity of Eastern Ganga dynasty kings of erstwhile Kalinga dynasty. Her ancient temple lies at Mulajharigarh village, Bhusandapur 65 kilometers from State capital Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The icon of Mother Tara is three-eyed and Chaturbhuja, holding potent weapons as sword, dagger, blue lotus and a drinking cup in her hands. She stands over a corpse on burning flames of funeral pyre. Serpent anklets and a serpent on crown are visible which clearly dates back to the time of the 11th-century Tantrik text Sadhanamala Tantra. When later kings of Gajapati dynasty revered goddess Kali or Shyamakaali she had less importance and her worship received less attention. But many people belonging to Vasishtha Gotra revere her as Ishta devi. She is one among ten Mahavidya in Hindu Tantrik theology. She is very popular as Ugratara due to her fierce aspect, but benevolent to the adorers as Ekajata/Neela-Saraswati. Nearby railway station is Bhushandapur in Khordha district which is accessible from Bhubaneswar and Balugaon by local passenger trains. The main festivals here are Chaitra parba, Raja Parba, Sharadiya Durga Puja. She is worshipped in tantrik way and offered all tantrik fivefold paraphrenalias.
Gop is a town and a NAC under jurisdiction of Puri district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is one of the main block covered under Puri district. It is famous for the Sun temple, Kathiawar comprises square sanctum circumscribed by double courtyards. The important villages like Biratunga, Begunia, Nimapara, Nagapur, Kakatpur, Bhaimapur, Ganeswarpur, Kusabhadra surround Gop.
Biratunga is one of the villages situated in the Gop tehsil of Puri district, Orissa, India. Biratunga is located approximately 3 kilometers away from its tehsil Gop town, 40.8 kilometers away from Puri city and 68 kilometers away from Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa.
Chanot (चैनत) is a village in Hansi -1 tehsil of Hisar district, in the Indian state of Haryana. The majority is of Duhan Clan of Jaat caste.
Mundamba is a village in Khordha tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha in India. It is located approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Jankia.
Baunsalundi is a small village in Gram Panchayat Baunsalundi located near Bhanjanagar of Ganjam district in Odisha. It is located 91 km towards North from District Headquarters Chhatrapur. 162 km from State capital Bhubaneswar.. Odia is the Language here.
Linga is a village in Balaghat District, Jabalpur Division in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located about 8 km from Balaghat and 391 km from Bhopal. Balaghat, Wara Seoni, Gondiya, are the nearby cities.
Khireitangiri is a village located in Patna Tehsil in the Kendujhar District in the Indian state of Odisha.
