Odagaon Raghunath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama in the town of Odagaon, Nayagarh district of Odisha in India. [1]
The temple dates from the Middle Ages and is an important pilgrimage centre in Odisha. It is built in a typical Kalinga style of architecture and is topped by 3 golden kalashas.
An important festival occurs here on Rama Navami. [2]
Nayagarh district is one of the 30 districts of Odisha state in eastern India. It was created in 1992 when the erstwhile Puri District was split into three distinct districts, namely Khurdha, Nayagarh and Puri. It is home to the Baisipali Wildlife Sanctuary. It is like a Hill station, so far as natural scenery is concerned. Chhena Poda is the favourite sweet for which Nayagarh is famous in Odisha. The name Odisha originated from Odra or Udra tribes that inhabited the central coastal belt of modern Odisha. In ancient times the vast area from the river Ganges in the north to that of the Godavari in the south and from the Bay of Bengal in the east to the Amarkantaka hill in the west, was occupied by four important tribes and it is after them that the political units were named as Kalinga, Kosala, Odra and Utkala. Of these four Kalinga in ancient times exercised her control over rest of the three units, but later on it was confined to the region between the Mahanadi and the Godavari rivers. Kosala on the western sector, comprised the territories, now in Raipur, Bilaspur districts of Chhattisgarh and Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Bolangir and Kalahandi districts of modern Orissa. Rest of Orissa to the north of the river Mahanadi up to the Ganges in ancient times, was known as Utkala and Odra.
Raghunath Temple is a Hindu temple located in Jammu in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It consists of a complex of seven Hindu shrines. Raghunath Temple was constructed by the first Dogra ruler Maharaja Gulab Singh in the year 1835 and later his son Maharaja Ranbir Singh got it completed in the year 1860 During Dogra rule. The temple has many gods in its complex of shrines, but the presiding deity is Rama – also known as Raghunath, an Avatar of Vishnu. All the spiral-shaped towers have gold plated spires. The niches in the walls of the shrines are decorated with 300 well-crafted icons of gods and goddesses including those of Surya and Shiva, but most are particularly related to the life stories of Rama and Krishna. The paintings in the 15 panels of the main shrine are based on themes from Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavad Gita. The temple premises include a school and a library that preserves over 6,000 manuscripts in many Indian languages, with a notable collection of Sarada script Sanskrit manuscripts.
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Odagaon is a town and Notified area council in the Nayagarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. It is the location of the Lord Raghunath Temple. The Shriram Navami festival of Odagaon is one of the renowned festival in Odisha. It is the third largest block in the district consisting of 32 Panchayats and more than 200 villages. One of the main attractions of the place is the Raghunath Temple. The place is referred to as the "Second Shrikshetra" due to the presence of this temple. New Jagannath Sadak connects Odagaon with holy city Puri.
Sri Nilamadhava Temple(Odia: ନୀଳମାଧବଜିଉ ମନ୍ଦିର, କଣ୍ଟିଲୋ) is very old and famous Vishnu temple which is near to the bank of Mahanadi, in Kantilo. which is present near to the twin hills with a surrounding forest. A permanent flow of holy water from the feet of Lord Nilamadhava is another attraction of the spot. Lord Siddheswar is also present which is another highlight of the place.
Raj-Ranpur is a small town in the district of Nayagarh in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The village is also known as Ranpurgarh or simply Ranpur as per the modern usage. The village is historically significant especially during the British Raj when it was the capital of the princely state of Ranpur. The martyrs Shaheed Raghu-Dibakar who were hanged for their resistance to British rule belong to this place.Rajsunakhala & Tang-Chandapur are the nearest Town of Raj- Ranpur, which in almost 14 & 10 km from the village. Rajsunakhala is the most important business Town in Ranpur block under Nayagarh district.
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Nayagarh State was one of the princely states of India from the period of the British Raj. It was located in present-day Nayagarh district, Odisha.
New Jagannath Sadak - The road to Jagannath Dham, Puri :
Rajsunakhala(ରାଜସୁନାଖଳା) is a census town in Nayagarh district of Indian state Odisha. It was declared a census town in the 2011 census. It is 60 km away from Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha. This is the gateway of Nayagarh district for Khurda road - Bolangir railway line. This serves as a major trading point in the region.
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