INFO
Dist.
H.Q. : Jajpur
Area
: 2885 Sq.Km.
Popuplation:
13,86,177 (approx.)
Altitude:
19.08 meters
Mineral
wealth : Iron-ore
Major
River : Kharasrota & Birupa.
Rainfall:
114.35 cms
Climate:
Minimum Temperature in December-16.6 degree centigrade & maximum temp. in
May-48.7 degree cen.
Maximum
Temperature: 36.5 degree centigrade(in May)
Languages
Spoken: Oriya, Hindi, English.
Clothing:
Light cotton in summer and heavy woolen in winter.
INTRODUCTION
Once
the prosperous and ancient capital of Utkal, Jajpur was an important and
flourishing centre for trade and commerce in the olden days. Its diverse
cultural cross-currents enlivened and enriched the city even in the days of
the visit of the Chinese traveller Huien T'Sang..It is also one of the sacred
pilgrim points in Orissa. Goddess viraja (Durga) is the city's reigning deity.
Jajpur is also known as Navigaya kshetra where Pinda is offered by the Hindus
for their ancestors.
Udayagiri-Ratnagiri-Lalitgiri
was the conversion of Ashoka to Budhism, after the bloody was of Kalinga that
was responsible for the spread of this rreligion not only in Orissa but also
to places as far flung as China and Japan. While a vast amount of research and
excavations need to be conducted still, what we do have is a wealth of
architectural and sculptural findings that speak glowingly about the fine
artistry inherent amongst the people of Orissa's ancient past. Situated 70 kms
away from Cuttack, the hills were home to a larger Buddhist complex which
could be the ruins of a Buddhist University called Puspagiri (mentioned in the
travelogues of the Chinese traveller Huien T'Sang).
Chandikhol
is a perfect picnic spot with its thickly wooded hills and sylvan spring that
flows perennially through its green glades.
ATTRACTIONS:-Chandikhol, Jajpur, Mahavinayak, Ratnagiri
& Udayagiri
APPROACH
By bus from 92 kms cuttack or bhubaneswar 118kms daily
bus service
By train nearest railway station Jajpur-Keonjhar Road
station of S.E.Railway
HOTELS
