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17°.49' and 22°.34' North latitude,81°.29' and 87°.29' Eastlongitude on Eastern
cost India. Area:-155,707 sq km; Capital:-Bhubaneswar; Population:-36,906,920; Male:-18,712,550;female:-18,194580;Growth
Rate(percent):-1991-2001:15.94;Density(person/sqkm):-236;Sex Ratio(female/1000 male):-972;
Urban Population:-14.97%; Literacy:-63.61%; male:-75.95%; Female:-50.97%. There
are 30 districts which are part of the administrative unit of the State , with Collecter
as head.
Orissa lies on the east cost of India .It is surrounded by Jharkhanda on the north,Andhrapradesh
on south-east, Madhya Pradesh on the west and Bay of Bengal on the east.The state
is drained by three grate rivers,the Mahanadi,the Brahmani and the Baitarani.
The biggest and most famous lake in the Orissa is Chilka lake .It is about 64 km
long and 16-20 km wide. There are three beautiful islands in the lake named Parikuda,
Maluda and Kalijai.
Native language is Oriya,a Regional language of India.But the travel trade and hotel
Industry people can understand and fluently speak English,Hindi and Bengali as well.
Here currancy is Indian Rupee(100 Paise equivalent to One Rupee).
Tropical:-Max.Temperature=43 Degree C(Summer) ,Min Temperature= 7Degree C(Winter)
|| Average Rainfall = 155cm.
Summer:-March to June || Rain:-July to Septmber || Winter:-October
to February. Every season has it own charm in Orissa and the state is suitable to
visit round the year. But best season is from Septmber to March.
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A bout 500 km long stretched coastline...virgin beaches ....hundreds of nature gifted
serpentine amazing river , splendid waterfalls , thick and thin forest, sky touching
and cloud clad blue hills with rich wild life is the really identity of modern Orissa.Not
Only confined in this arena, the state is also enriched with footprint of marvellous
oriyan craftmanship ,extremely tradional dance, music and art, culture. Stands for
its ancient glory with modern endeavour and situated on the coast along the Bay
of Bengal ancient kalinga or present Orissa is dotted with exquisite temples, historic
monuments as well as pieces of modern engineering feats.
Even facing all odds of the cruel time, Orissa able to retain its pristine glory
. it offers all of its beloved visitors lush greeny countryside , fertile plains,
tiny hamlets fringed with palm, coconut trees and mango groves which offer the charm
of excellent rural beauties. At the sametime it moves hand in hand with technology
in almost every field. This wonderful land has fascinating beauty boasts of colourful
festivals round the year.
Orissa is also the land of unique handicrafts . It has a long tradition of art and
architecture. The rest part of Ashokan pillar, konark chakra and several enshrined
architecture built at various ancient monumentas and temples itself clearly speak
volumes of Orissa's past glory. Besides Rock-cut caves of Khandagiri and Udaygiri,
inscriptions recording Kharavela's short but eventful reign during the first century
B.C. are constitutes the second phase of the evolution in Orissan art. The Naga
and Yaksha images found in places around Bhubaneswar belong to the post-Kharavela
era. The fortification of Sisupalgarh near Bhubaneswar is yet another monument of
ancient Orissa.
Orissa is also famous worldwide for her matchless and softwork handicrafts. Silver
filigree work of Cuttack, horn work of Cuttack and Parlakhemundi and the famous
applique work of Pipili deserve special mention. Pattachitra, a form of folk painting
of Orissa, is a unique craft. Brass and bell metalware, particularly vases and candle
stands, are beautiful and longlasting.The blackstone bowls and plates of Nilagiri
and Khiching and multi-coloured stone statues are other attractions. Silk and cotton
handloom products, especially saris from ganjam and sambalpur, are simply bewitching.
The Sambalpuri saris and Maniabandhi patas are matchless in their texture and designs.
S pannig over some thousands year old time,Orissa has its own glorious history .
Widely known as Kalinga in ancient time it controlled most of the sea routes in
the Bay of Bengal. History turns its back and famous Kalinga war , led by emperor
Asoka in the year of 261BC, turns the state to be enriched with culture, tradition
and life style. Buddhism was spread all over Asia form this holy places.
In the second century BC, Kalinga flourished as a powerful kingdom under king Kharavela
who built the superb monastic caves at Udayagiri and Khandagiri. Subsequently, this
kingdom was ruled under various monarchs Samudragupta, Sasanka and others. It also
was a part of king Harsha's huge empire. In the year 795 AD, the king jajati united
the kingdom Kalinga into a single empire. He was the founder of famous lord Jagannath
temple at Puri and ruler Narasimha Dev built the magnificent sun temple in Konark
which took atleast 12 long years for completion.
During the dark ages of Indian civilization, Orissa was ruled by a succession of
Muslim rulers. It was later annexed by emperor Akbar and became part of the Mughal
empire. After fall of the Mughal empire, the Marathas invaded this land and continued
to rule until 1803 AD . This year despite of strong opposition from kalinga Yodhas,
Orissa fell prey to the barbaric British rulers. Modern Orissa was carved out of
Bihar in 1936 and became swatantra Orissa.
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