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120 phrases · Odia with romanization, English and audio

  1. ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର

    Bhu-ba-nesh-var

    Bhubaneswar

    Usage

    Capital of Odisha, known as the "Temple City of India"

    Grammar Note

    "Bhubanesvar" derives from Sanskrit "bhuvana" (world) + "ishvara" (lord) — "Lord of the Universe", an epithet of Shiva. The city has 500+ temples.

  2. ପୁରୀ

    Pu-ri

    Puri

    Usage

    Famous pilgrimage city with Jagannath Temple and Puri beach

    Grammar Note

    "Puri" derives from Sanskrit "puri" (city/town). One of the four sacred Hindu sites (Char Dham). The Rath Yatra (chariot festival) draws millions annually.

  3. କୋଣାର୍କ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ମନ୍ଦିର

    Ko-naar-ka Su-rya Man-dir

    Konark Sun Temple

    Usage

    13th-century UNESCO World Heritage sun temple

    Grammar Note

    "Konaarka" = "kona" (corner/angle) + "arka" (sun) = "place at the sun's angle". A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, known for its chariot-shaped architecture.

  4. ଚିଲିକା ହ୍ରଦ

    Chi-li-kaa Hrad

    Chilika Lake

    Usage

    Asia's largest brackish water lagoon and bird sanctuary

    Grammar Note

    "Hrada" derives from Sanskrit "hrada" (lake/deep water). Chilika Lake is Odisha's largest nature reserve, famous for Irrawaddy dolphins and flamingos.

  5. ସିମ୍ଳିପାଳ ଜାତୀୟ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ

    Sim-li-paal Jaa-ti-ya Ud-yaan

    Simlipal National Park

    Usage

    National park home to tigers and elephants, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

    Grammar Note

    "Jatiya udyaana" (national park) uses Sanskrit-derived words. "Udyaana" (park/garden) comes from Sanskrit. Simlipal is Odisha's largest wildlife sanctuary.

  6. ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର

    Ja-gan-naat Man-dir

    Jagannath Temple

    Usage

    The supreme Hindu Vaishnavite temple in Puri

    Grammar Note

    "Jagannaat" derives from Sanskrit "jagannatha" (Lord of the Universe). The English word "juggernaut" comes from this deity. The temple is famous for the annual Rath Yatra festival.

  7. ଲିଙ୍ଗରାଜ ମନ୍ଦିର

    Lin-ga-raaj Man-dir

    Lingaraja Temple

    Usage

    Largest Shiva temple in Bhubaneswar, built in the 11th century

    Grammar Note

    "Lingaraaja" derives from Sanskrit "linga" (Shiva's symbol) + "raaja" (king). Built in the 11th century by the Somavamsha dynasty. The 55-metre tower exemplifies Kalinga architecture.

  8. ଉଦୟଗିରି ଗୁହା

    U-da-ya-gi-ri Gu-haa

    Udayagiri Caves

    Usage

    1st-century BCE Jain and Buddhist rock-cut caves

    Grammar Note

    "Udayagiri" = Sanskrit "udaya" (rising/sunrise) + "giri" (hill). Near Bhubaneswar. Famous for the Hathigumpha inscription of King Kharavela.

  9. ହୀରାକୁଦ ବନ୍ଧ

    Hi-raa-kud Ban-dha

    Hirakud Dam

    Usage

    World's longest earthen dam and India's first major post-independence dam

    Grammar Note

    "Hiira" (diamond) + "kuda" (leaping place) = "diamond leap". Built on the Mahanadi River, completed in 1957. The reservoir stretches 55 km and is a major tourist attraction.

  10. ଭିତରକନିକା ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ

    Bhi-ta-ra-ka-ni-kaa Ab-ha-yaa-ra-nya

    Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary

    Usage

    Mangrove forest home to saltwater crocodiles and olive ridley turtles

    Grammar Note

    "Abhayaranya" = Sanskrit "abhaya" (fearless/sanctuary) + "aranya" (forest). Bhitarkanika is a Ramsar wetland site, home to India's second-largest mangrove ecosystem.

  11. ଓଡ଼ିଶା

    Odisha

    Odisha

    Usage

    Eastern Indian state on the Bay of Bengal; capital Bhubaneswar. The English spelling changed from Orissa to Odisha in 2011

  12. କଟକ

    Kataka

    Cuttack

    Usage

    Former state capital between the Mahanadi and Kathajodi rivers, about 30 km north of Bhubaneswar; known for silver filigree, with a major railway station

  13. ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର

    Brahmapura

    Brahmapur (Berhampur)

    Usage

    Commercial city of Ganjam district in the south, called the Silk City; the rail and bus hub for southern Odisha and the gateway to Gopalpur beach

  14. ରାଉରକେଲା

    Raurakela

    Rourkela

    Usage

    Steel city in Sundargarh district in the northwest, on the Howrah-Mumbai main line; the state's second-largest urban area

  15. ସମ୍ବଲପୁର

    Sambalapura

    Sambalpur

    Usage

    Main city of western Odisha on the Mahanadi near Hirakud Dam, known for Sambalpuri weaving and the Samaleswari temple

  16. ବାଲେଶ୍ୱର

    Baleswara

    Baleswar (Balasore)

    Usage

    District town at the northern end of the state on the main line toward Kolkata; the gateway to Chandipur beach

  17. ଭଦ୍ରକ

    Bhadraka

    Bhadrak

    Usage

    District town in the northeast with a main-line station on the Howrah-Chennai route; the base for Dhamra port and the Akhandalamani temple at Aradi

  18. ବାରିପଦା

    Baripada

    Baripada

    Usage

    District town of Mayurbhanj and the gateway to Simlipal National Park; it holds the second-largest Rath Yatra after Puri

  19. ମୟୂରଭଞ୍ଜ

    Mayurabhanja

    Mayurbhanj

    Usage

    The largest district by area, in the north; home to Simlipal National Park and tribal communities, with Baripada as its seat

  20. ଯାଜପୁର

    Jajapura

    Jajpur

    Usage

    Ancient town on the Baitarani river with the Biraja temple; the base for the Buddhist sites of Lalitgiri and Ratnagiri

  21. କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା

    Kendrapada

    Kendrapara

    Usage

    Coastal district town, the entry point for the Bhitarkanika mangroves and the sea-turtle sanctuary

  22. ଜଗତସିଂହପୁର

    Jagatasinghapura

    Jagatsinghpur

    Usage

    Coastal district containing Paradip port, about 120 km east of Bhubaneswar

  23. ପାରାଦୀପ

    Paradipa

    Paradip

    Usage

    Port city at the mouth of the Mahanadi, home to the state's largest port, about 120 km from Bhubaneswar

  24. ଢେଙ୍କାନାଳ

    Dhenkanala

    Dhenkanal

    Usage

    District town in central Odisha, a former princely state; the turn-off for the Kapilash temple and the Talcher coalfield

  25. ଅନୁଗୋଳ

    Anugola

    Angul

    Usage

    District town in central Odisha, a coal and aluminium centre and the base for the Satkosia gorge

  26. ତାଳଚେର

    Talachera

    Talcher

    Usage

    Coal-mining town in Angul district, one of India's biggest coalfields and a freight rail hub

  27. କେନ୍ଦୁଝର

    Kendujhara

    Kendujhar (Keonjhar)

    Usage

    District town in the iron-ore belt of northern Odisha; a forested area with waterfalls, and a stop on the way to Baripada and Rourkela

  28. ବରବିଲ

    Barabila

    Barbil

    Usage

    Mining town in Kendujhar district at the end of the iron-ore rail line, close to the Jharkhand border

  29. ସୁନ୍ଦରଗଡ଼

    Sundaragada

    Sundargarh

    Usage

    District in the northwest, known for the Rourkela steel plant and as a stronghold of field hockey

  30. ରାଜଗାଙ୍ଗପୁର

    Rajagangapura

    Rajgangpur

    Usage

    Cement-industry town in Sundargarh district with a station on the Howrah-Mumbai main line

  31. ଝାରସୁଗୁଡ଼ା

    Jharasuguda

    Jharsuguda

    Usage

    Railway junction town in western Odisha where the Howrah-Mumbai main line meets branch lines; site of the state's second airport

  32. ଦେବଗଡ଼

    Debagada

    Deogarh

    Usage

    Small district town in western Odisha, known for the Pradhanpat waterfall

  33. ବରଗଡ଼

    Baragada

    Bargarh

    Usage

    District town in western Odisha in a rice-growing belt, famous for the Dhanu Yatra open-air drama staged across the whole town

  34. ବଲାଙ୍ଗୀର

    Balangira

    Balangir

    Usage

    District town in western Odisha, seat of the former Patna princely state, linked by rail toward Titlagarh

  35. ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣପୁର

    Subarnapura

    Subarnapur (Sonepur)

    Usage

    Temple town at the confluence of the Mahanadi and Tel rivers, called the Varanasi of the west for its many temples

  36. ବୌଦ୍ଧ

    Bauddha

    Boudh

    Usage

    Small district town on the Mahanadi, with 9th-century Buddha images and old temples

  37. କନ୍ଧମାଳ

    Kandhamala

    Kandhamal

    Usage

    Upland district in central Odisha, home of the Kandha people and known for turmeric; the hill retreat of Daringbadi is here

  38. ଫୁଲବାଣୀ

    Phulabani

    Phulbani

    Usage

    District town of Kandhamal in high forested country, the starting point for Daringbadi

  39. କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି

    Kalahandi

    Kalahandi

    Usage

    District in the southwest known for rice and bauxite; its seat is Bhawanipatna

  40. ଭବାନୀପାଟଣା

    Bhabanipatana

    Bhawanipatna

    Usage

    District town of Kalahandi with the Manikeswari temple; a road junction for the southwest

  41. ନୂଆପଡ଼ା

    Nuapada

    Nuapada

    Usage

    District on the western edge bordering Chhattisgarh, with the Sunabeda plateau wildlife sanctuary

  42. ରାୟଗଡ଼ା

    Rayagada

    Rayagada

    Usage

    District town and rail hub in the south on the line toward Visakhapatnam, known for its tribal weekly markets

  43. କୋରାପୁଟ

    Koraputa

    Koraput

    Usage

    District town on the southern plateau with a station on the hill railway and the base for Deomali; its Jagannath temple admits visitors of any religion

  44. ଜୟପୁର

    Jayapura

    Jeypore

    Usage

    Commercial town in Koraput district, seat of a former princely state and the starting point for the Duduma falls

  45. ମାଲକାନଗିରି

    Malakanagiri

    Malkangiri

    Usage

    District town at the southern tip of the state near the Balimela reservoir, bordering Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

  46. ନବରଙ୍ଗପୁର

    Nabarangapura

    Nabarangpur

    Usage

    District town in the southwest, a farming area with a large tribal population near the Chhattisgarh border

  47. ଗଜପତି

    Gajapati

    Gajapati

    Usage

    Hilly district in the south with Paralakhemundi as its seat; Mahendragiri, one of Odisha's highest peaks, is here

  48. ପାରଳାଖେମୁଣ୍ଡି

    Paralakhemundi

    Paralakhemundi

    Usage

    District town of Gajapati on the Andhra Pradesh border, with the palace of its former royal family

  49. ଗଞ୍ଜାମ

    Ganjama

    Ganjam

    Usage

    Populous southern district; Brahmapur is its commercial centre, and it takes in the south shore of Chilika and Gopalpur beach

  50. ଛତ୍ରପୁର

    Chhatrapura

    Chhatrapur

    Usage

    Administrative seat of Ganjam district, a small town with a main-line station close to Gopalpur beach

  51. ଖୋର୍ଦ୍ଧା

    Khordha

    Khordha

    Usage

    District containing Bhubaneswar; the Khurda Road railway junction lies near the town of the same name

  52. ନୟାଗଡ଼

    Nayagada

    Nayagarh

    Usage

    District town west of Bhubaneswar, a former princely state on the road toward Satkosia

  53. କୋଣାର୍କ

    Konarka

    Konark

    Usage

    Town about 35 km northeast of Puri that grew up around the Sun Temple, close to Chandrabhaga beach

  54. ଗୋପାଳପୁର

    Gopalapura

    Gopalpur-on-Sea

    Usage

    Seaside town southeast of Brahmapur with a quiet beach, an old lighthouse and a small port

  55. ଚାନ୍ଦିପୁର

    Chandipura

    Chandipur

    Usage

    Beach near Balasore known for the sea retreating several kilometres at low tide

  56. ତାଳସାରୀ

    Talasari

    Talasari

    Usage

    Beach at the northern tip of the state near the West Bengal border, where a river meets the sea

  57. ପିପିଲି

    Pipili

    Pipili

    Usage

    Town between Bhubaneswar and Puri known for applique textile work, with workshops lining the highway

  58. ସାକ୍ଷୀଗୋପାଳ

    Sakhigopala

    Sakhigopal

    Usage

    Temple town just before Puri with a railway station of the same name, known for its Krishna temple

  59. ରଘୁରାଜପୁର

    Raghurajapura

    Raghurajpur

    Usage

    Crafts village about 14 km north of Puri, known for Pattachitra painting and Gotipua dance

  60. ବିଜୁ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଆନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀୟ ବିମାନବନ୍ଦର

    Biju Pattanayaka Antarjatiya Bimanabandara

    Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI)

    Usage

    The state's main gateway, about 4 km south of central Bhubaneswar, with flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and other Indian cities

  61. ଝାରସୁଗୁଡ଼ା ବିମାନବନ୍ଦର

    Jharasuguda Bimanabandara

    Jharsuguda Airport (Veer Surendra Sai Airport)

    Usage

    Airport in western Odisha, officially Veer Surendra Sai Airport; the gateway for Sambalpur and Rourkela

  62. ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ

    Bhubanesvara Rela Steshana

    Bhubaneswar Railway Station (BBS)

    Usage

    The main station of the state capital on the Howrah-Chennai main line, with trains toward Puri, Cuttack and Delhi

  63. କଟକ ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ

    Kataka Rela Steshana

    Cuttack Railway Station (CTC)

    Usage

    Station in Cuttack, the next major stop north of Bhubaneswar, where most long-distance trains call

  64. ପୁରୀ ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ

    Puri Rela Steshana

    Puri Railway Station (PURI)

    Usage

    Terminus at the pilgrimage city of Puri, about 2 km from the Jagannath temple, with direct trains to Kolkata and Delhi

  65. ଖୋର୍ଦ୍ଧା ରୋଡ ଜଙ୍କସନ

    Khordha Roda Jankasana

    Khurda Road Junction (KUR)

    Usage

    Junction south of Bhubaneswar where the Puri branch leaves the main line; most long-distance trains stop here

  66. ସମ୍ବଲପୁର ଜଙ୍କସନ

    Sambalapura Jankasana

    Sambalpur Junction (SBP)

    Usage

    Main station of western Odisha, where lines diverge toward Bhubaneswar, Rourkela and Titlagarh

  67. ରାଉରକେଲା ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ

    Raurakela Rela Steshana

    Rourkela Railway Station (ROU)

    Usage

    Major station on the Howrah-Mumbai main line serving the steel city of Rourkela, with frequent trains toward Kolkata

  68. ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ

    Brahmapura Rela Steshana

    Brahmapur Railway Station (BAM)

    Usage

    Main station in southern Odisha on the line toward Chennai, the starting point for Gopalpur beach and the Taratarini temple

  69. ବାଲେଶ୍ୱର ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ

    Baleswara Rela Steshana

    Balasore Railway Station (BLS)

    Usage

    Main station in the far north on the line toward Kolkata, with buses to Chandipur beach

  70. ଭଦ୍ରକ ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ

    Bhadraka Rela Steshana

    Bhadrak Railway Station (BHC)

    Usage

    Main-line station and the transfer point for Dhamra port and Bhitarkanika

  71. ଝାରସୁଗୁଡ଼ା ଜଙ୍କସନ

    Jharasuguda Jankasana

    Jharsuguda Junction (JSG)

    Usage

    Junction in the northwest where the Howrah-Mumbai main line meets the branch toward Sambalpur

  72. ଟିଟିଲାଗଡ଼ ଜଙ୍କସନ

    Titilagada Jankasana

    Titlagarh Junction (TIG)

    Usage

    Junction in Balangir district in the west, where lines toward Sambalpur, Raipur and Visakhapatnam meet

  73. ଯାଜପୁର କେନ୍ଦୁଝର ରୋଡ ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ

    Jajapura Kendujhara Roda Rela Steshana

    Jajpur Keonjhar Road Railway Station (JJKR)

    Usage

    Main-line station and transfer point, with buses to the town of Jajpur and on to Kendujhar

  74. ପାରାଦୀପ ବନ୍ଦର

    Paradipa Bandara

    Paradip Port

    Usage

    Deep-water port at the mouth of the Mahanadi handling coal, iron ore and crude oil; the state's largest, about 120 km from Bhubaneswar

  75. ଧାମରା ବନ୍ଦର

    Dhamara Bandara

    Dhamra Port

    Usage

    Private deep-water port in Bhadrak district at the river mouth north of Bhitarkanika, handling coal and iron ore

  76. ଖଣ୍ଡଗିରି ଗୁମ୍ଫା

    Khandagiri Gumpha

    Khandagiri Caves

    Usage

    Jain rock-cut caves on the hill facing Udayagiri, with a Jain temple on the summit, about 7 km from central Bhubaneswar

  77. ଧଉଳି

    Dhauli

    Dhauli

    Usage

    Hill about 8 km south of Bhubaneswar with Ashoka's rock edicts, held to be the battlefield of the Kalinga war

  78. ଧଉଳି ଶାନ୍ତି ସ୍ତୂପ

    Dhauli Shanti Stupa

    Dhauli Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda)

    Usage

    White stupa built on Dhauli hill by the Japanese Nipponzan-Myohoji order, with views over the Daya river and the plain

  79. ମୁକ୍ତେଶ୍ୱର ମନ୍ଦିର

    Muktesvara Mandira

    Mukteswar Temple

    Usage

    Small 10th-century temple in old Bhubaneswar, called the gem of Odishan architecture for its carved arched gateway

  80. ରାଜାରାଣୀ ମନ୍ଦିର

    Rajarani Mandira

    Rajarani Temple

    Usage

    11th-century temple in Bhubaneswar; it holds no deity and is open as a monument, so visitors of any religion may enter

  81. ପରଶୁରାମେଶ୍ୱର ମନ୍ଦିର

    Parasuramesvara Mandira

    Parasurameswara Temple

    Usage

    One of Bhubaneswar's oldest temples, a 7th-century Shiva shrine with well-preserved early Kalinga carving

  82. ଅନନ୍ତ ବାସୁଦେବ ମନ୍ଦିର

    Ananta Basudeba Mandira

    Ananta Vasudeva Temple

    Usage

    13th-century Vishnu temple on the east bank of Bindusagar, known for the consecrated food cooked in its kitchen

  83. ବିନ୍ଦୁସାଗର

    Bindusagara

    Bindusagar

    Usage

    Sacred tank at the centre of Bhubaneswar's old temple quarter. Non-Hindus are not admitted inside the Lingaraja temple to its south and view it from the platform on the north side

  84. ନନ୍ଦନକାନନ ଚିଡ଼ିଆଖାନା

    Nandanakanana Chidiakhana

    Nandankanan Zoological Park

    Usage

    Zoo and botanical garden on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, known for breeding white tigers, about 15 km from the city

  85. ଓଡ଼ିଶା ରାଜ୍ୟ ସଂଗ୍ରହାଳୟ

    Odisha Rajya Sangrahalaya

    Odisha State Museum

    Usage

    Museum in central Bhubaneswar, known for its palm-leaf manuscripts and stone sculpture

  86. ଚନ୍ଦକା ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ

    Chandaka Abhayaranya

    Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary

    Usage

    Forest sanctuary on the edge of Bhubaneswar, an elephant habitat about 20 km from the city

  87. ବାରବାଟୀ ଦୁର୍ଗ

    Barabati Durga

    Barabati Fort

    Usage

    Ruins of a 13th-century fort in Cuttack; the moat and gateway survive, next to the stadium of the same name

  88. କଟକ ଚଣ୍ଡୀ ମନ୍ଦିର

    Kataka Chandi Mandira

    Cuttack Chandi Temple

    Usage

    Goddess temple in Cuttack, the focus of the city's Durga Puja and extremely crowded during the festival

  89. ଧବଳେଶ୍ୱର

    Dhabalesvara

    Dhabaleswar

    Usage

    Shiva temple on an island in the Mahanadi near Cuttack, reached by a suspension bridge

  90. ଅନଶୁପା ହ୍ରଦ

    Anasupa Hrada

    Ansupa Lake

    Usage

    Oxbow lake beside the Mahanadi in Cuttack district, the state's largest freshwater lake, with migratory birds in winter

  91. ସିଂହଦ୍ୱାର

    Singhadvara

    Singhadwara (Lion Gate)

    Usage

    Main gate of the Jagannath temple in Puri. Non-Hindus are not admitted inside the temple precinct and view it from outside the gate

  92. ବଡ଼ଦାଣ୍ଡ

    Badadanda

    Bada Danda (Grand Road)

    Usage

    The three-kilometre avenue in Puri linking the Jagannath and Gundicha temples, along which the Rath Yatra chariots are pulled; the street itself is open to everyone

  93. ଗୁଣ୍ଡିଚା ମନ୍ଦିର

    Gundicha Mandira

    Gundicha Temple

    Usage

    Temple at the north end of Puri's Grand Road, the destination of the Rath Yatra chariots; non-Hindus are not admitted inside here either

  94. ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଦ୍ୱାର

    Svargadvara

    Swargadwar

    Usage

    Cremation ground and approach on the Puri seafront, also the main bathing area, lined with shops and eating places

  95. ଲୋକନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର

    Lokanatha Mandira

    Lokanath Temple

    Usage

    Shiva temple in the west of Puri, packed with all-night worshippers at Shivaratri

  96. ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପୋଖରୀ

    Narendra Pokhari

    Narendra Tank

    Usage

    Large sacred tank in Puri where decorated boats carry the deities during the Chandan Yatra in April and May

  97. ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଭାଗା

    Chandrabhaga

    Chandrabhaga

    Usage

    Beach about 3 km from the Konark Sun Temple, known for sunrise and the Magha Saptami bathing festival in February

  98. ରାମଚଣ୍ଡୀ

    Ramachandi

    Ramchandi

    Usage

    Temple on the coastal road between Puri and Konark, at the mouth of the Kushabhadra river, a common stop on the drive

  99. ସାତପଡ଼ା

    Satapada

    Satapada

    Usage

    Village at the eastern end of Chilika Lake, the base for dolphin-watching boats, about 50 km from Puri

  100. ବାଲୁଗାଁ

    Balugan

    Balugaon

    Usage

    Town on the north shore of Chilika with a main-line railway station and fish market, close to the lake jetty

  101. ରମ୍ଭା

    Rambha

    Rambha

    Usage

    Quiet town at the southern end of Chilika, with boats to the islands in the lagoon

  102. କାଳିଜାଇ

    Kalijai

    Kalijai

    Usage

    Island shrine to a goddess in Chilika Lake, reached by boat and crowded at the Makar Mela in January

  103. ନଳବଣ

    Nalabana

    Nalabana

    Usage

    Bird sanctuary island inside Chilika Lake that emerges in the dry season and fills with migratory birds in winter

  104. ମହାନଦୀ

    Mahanadi

    Mahanadi River

    Usage

    The state's largest river, running past Hirakud Dam, Sambalpur and Cuttack before reaching the sea near Paradip

  105. ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣୀ

    Brahmani

    Brahmani River

    Usage

    River of northern Odisha, passing Rourkela and Talcher and forming the Bhitarkanika delta

  106. ବୈତରଣୀ

    Baitarani

    Baitarani River

    Usage

    River running from Kendujhar district past Jajpur; held sacred, with ritual bathing on the ghats at Jajpur

  107. ଦେଓମାଳି

    Deomali

    Deomali

    Usage

    The highest peak in Odisha, in Koraput district at about 1,672 m, known for its coffee estates and views

  108. ଖଣ୍ଡଧାର ଝରଣା

    Khandadhara Jharana

    Khandadhar Falls

    Usage

    High waterfall in Sundargarh district, about 100 km from Rourkela and best seen after the monsoon

  109. ସତକୋଶିଆ

    Satakoshia

    Satkosia

    Usage

    Gorge on the Mahanadi and a tiger reserve in Angul district, known for boat trips and its crocodiles

  110. ଡେବ୍ରିଗଡ଼

    Debrigada

    Debrigarh

    Usage

    Wildlife sanctuary on the shore of the Hirakud reservoir, about 40 km from Sambalpur, with bison and deer

  111. ଗହିରମଥା

    Gahiramatha

    Gahirmatha

    Usage

    Marine sanctuary off Kendrapara district, one of the world's largest nesting grounds for olive ridley turtles; access is restricted in the nesting season

  112. ରୁଷିକୂଲ୍ୟା

    Rushikulya

    Rushikulya River

    Usage

    River in Ganjam district; the sand spit at its mouth is a mass nesting site for sea turtles

  113. ତାରାତାରିଣୀ

    Taratarini

    Taratarini

    Usage

    Goddess temple on a hilltop north of Brahmapur overlooking the Rushikulya, reached by stone steps or a ropeway

  114. ଲଳିତଗିରି

    Lalitagiri

    Lalitgiri

    Usage

    Buddhist site in Jajpur district, a monastery ruin where relic caskets were found, with an on-site museum

  115. ରତ୍ନଗିରି

    Ratnagiri

    Ratnagiri

    Usage

    Buddhist monastery ruins in Jajpur district, part of the Diamond Triangle, with well-preserved carving

  116. ବିରଜା ମନ୍ଦିର

    Biraja Mandira

    Biraja Temple

    Usage

    Goddess temple at Jajpur on the bank of the Baitarani, one of the Shakti Pithas

  117. କପିଳାସ

    Kapilasa

    Kapilash

    Usage

    Shiva temple on a hilltop in Dhenkanal district, reached by a long stone stairway or by road

  118. ସମଲେଶ୍ୱରୀ ମନ୍ଦିର

    Samalesvari Mandira

    Samaleswari Temple

    Usage

    Temple of the guardian goddess of Sambalpur, on the bank of the Mahanadi and the focus of worship in western Odisha

  119. ହୁମା

    Huma

    Huma

    Usage

    Village on the Mahanadi south of Sambalpur, known for its Shiva temple with a leaning tower

  120. ନୃସିଂହନାଥ

    Nrusinghanatha

    Nrusinghanath

    Usage

    Temple at the foot of the Gandhamardan hills in Bargarh district, a pilgrimage spot surrounded by forest and waterfalls

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