Odisha Geography |Part 2

 Bhubaneswar city designed by Architect of German -Otto konigs berger 

Excavation revealed which site as Buddhist center during time of Narasimha Gupta ?

Ratnagiri (ans) at Jajpur district 

Jewel of hill /hill of jewel is Ratnagiri (ans) at Jajpur district 

Chudanga gada named as Sarangagada as the area had several water bodies filled with lotus 

Chudanga gada/Sarangagada At (cuttack )and build by Lalatundu kesari 

Raibania fort at (Baleswar) made by Langula Narasingha deva 

Raibania fort biggest medival fort bcoz house 161 fort goddess 

Gupteswar Cave is a limestone cave located at Koraput district of (Jaipur) 

Gupteswar Cave is a limestone cave - famous for Shiva Linga /gignatic shivling bcoz size of shiv ling increasing 

 Name two hills containing many caves near bhubaneswar? 

Khandagiri and Udayagiri (ans) 

Khandagiri and Udayagiri - 2nd century B. C

Khandagiri Height 118ft,36mtr

Udayagiri Height 135ft,41mtr

Kashmir of Odisha - Daringibadi hill at Kandhamala district 

Tensa hill - at sundargarh district at rourkrla city near rourkela veda vyas (brahmani river = Sankha + Koel) 

Mahendragiri hill - 2nd highest peak (Gajapati district) 

Taptapani hill - Ganjam district (Berhampur) 

Taptapani - Famous for hot water spring at Ganjam district (Berhampur) 

Hot water spring Also found in Khordha district as (Autri) 

Chandipur / Hide and seek beach located in baleswar district 

Gopalpur famous for olive ridly turtle and located in Ganjam district 

Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik is associated with - Sand Sculptures

4th highest civilian Award - Padma Sri award

1st highest civilian Award

Sudarshan Pattnaik got Padma Sri award In (2014)

Jagamanda hills located in rayagada district of Padampur village 

5 shiva temple (Jagamanda hills located)

Manikeswar , Dhabaleswar temple, Mallikeswar temple, Nila kantheswar shiva temple,Podukeswar 

Which fort is constructed By Ganga dynasty in 13th century? 

Barabati fort (ans) 

Barabati fort Cuttack district and Barabati fort Made by - Ananga bhima deva III

Odisha top in field of architecture during Ganga Dynasty 

Temple build at time of Ganga dynasty - Jagannath temple , Konark temple 

Ganga dynasty last ruler - Bhanu Deva IV 

Raibania fort located in - Baleswar 

Raibania fort Famous for - 161 house for Goddess 

Raibania fort made by - Langula Narasingh deva 

Langula Narasingh deva build -Raibania fort,

Khirochora Gopinath temple ,Konark temple 

Raibania fort -at( Baleswar )

Khirochora Gopinath temple - at (Baleswar) 

Chudanga gada located in Cuttack in village Baranga

Chudanga gada fort made by Lalatendu Kesari 

Cuttack - Milenium city / Silver city 

Silver city - Famous Silver Filigree Works (Tarakasi):

Monolith /Chandeswar pillar is situated in Siriapur, Cuttack 

2nd place in odisha where Ashokan rocks edicts are found is Jaugada ,Ganjam district of Berhampur 

Berhampur Called as silk city 

Largest fresh water lake of Odisha is Ansupa at cuttack district 

Ansupa lake located on the left bank of Mahanadi 

Odisha state museum - Bhubaneswar 

Odisha Craft Museum -Bhubaneswar 

Chandra Sekhara Planetarium -Bhubaneswar 

Odisha Tribal Museum - Bhubaneswar 

Odisha state maritime museum - Cuttack 

Barehipani water fall is 1st largest waterfall in Odisha at -Mayurbhanj 

2nd largest waterfall in Odisha is Khandadhar water fall at -Sundargarh district 

Sanaghagara, Badaghagara water fall present at (Keonjhor) and both are perinial in nature 

Dev Kund Fall at Baripada 

Harishankar waterfall - Gandhamardhana hill

 Duduma water fall - Koraput hill (deomali) 

Odisha highest hill - (Deomali, height -1672 mtr)(Koraput )

Joronda waterfall - Mayurbhanj district (near shimilipal national park) 

Odisha gift of 6 river and they are -

6 river trick - S BBB MR 

Subarnarekha river, BudhaBalang /Balang river, Baitarani, Brahmani, Mahanadi, Rushi kulya river 

River flows over the states of jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal is Subarnarekha river 

(Subarnarekha river )Origin - Chota Nagpur Platue (Ranchi) at Jharkhand 

Subarnarekha river flows order Jharkhand - West Bengal - Odisha 

Subarnarekha river Flow in Odisha -79km at Baleswar 

Subarnarekha river enter odisha through baleswar and the entry Point called Laxmannath 

Subarnarekha tributary -Raru, Kanchi,Garru












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