Birmaharajpur

Birmaharajpur Birmaharajpur
village

Birmaharajpur (also known as BM Pur) is a subdivision of Subarnapur district in the state of Orissa, India.

Geography

Birmaharajpur sub.division is located at a distance of 22 k.m from the Dist. Head quarters of Subarnapur.It is a dispersed town and located on the left bank of the river Mahanadi. The main places of this sub.division are Amarpali, Bagbar, Hillung, Jatesingha, Kenghriapali, Khandahata, Kumarkeli, Luthurpank, Pitamahul,Ulunda,Dharmasala,Mursundhi, and Subalaya.[1]

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Birmaharajpur High School

Subalaya High School

Ulunda High School

Birmaharajpur College, Birmaharajpur

Dharmasala College

Ulunda College

Subalaya College Subalaya

Politics

Current MLA of Birmaharajpur is Shri Padmanav Behera of BJD[2].Birmaharajpur is a part of Balangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Places of interest

Patali Srikhetra, Kotsamlai:[3]

Patali Srikhetra is a famous place with significant historical importance for Orissa. This religious place is associated with Saktism, Buddhism and Vaishnavism. It is located in the foot of Trikut Hill at Kotsamlai of the Birmaharajpur Subdivision.

It assigns the seal of affirmation to the literacy, epigraphic, numismatic and traditional accounts relating to the “Secret- abode” of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra in the impenetrable caves of the Trikut for a period of 144 years. As per the narration of Madalapanji, Sovanadeva, the King of Orissa fled from the city with the images of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra during the Raktavahu invasion and reached his western frontier in Sonepur and buried the images at a place called Sonepur-Gopali, and that after a lapse of 144 years, Yayati Keshari of Somavamsi dynasty got the images dugout, made new images, built new temple at Puri and enshrined them there. On this score, it is naturally a matter of immense pride for the people of Subarnapur district that the Temple Administration, Jagannath Temple, Puri extended official recognisation to the “Patali Shrikhetra “ on February 20, 2007. Further, they proposed for the setting up of positive and cordial link between Srikhetra and Patali Srikhetra in letter and spirit.

Archeological evidence

Subsequently Archeological Survey of India team led by Dr. Dimiri and State Archeology led by Dr B.K. Ratha in the company of State Architect Mr Beura paid a visit and testified the linkage of Patali Srikhetra with Srikhetra and also found archeological properties of pre-historic importance.

Thenga Dam Site:

This is a famous Picnic spot located in Birmaharajpur Block on Harihara-Jora Irrigation Project. The Dame site is attracting thousands of local visitors around the year for picnic and other recreation activities because of its natural and beautiful environment. The spectacular water body in foot of the hills and deep forest with cool environment gives a real touch of nature. It is possible to rent a boat with boatman for boating. One can enjoy the sweet and charming sound of various species of birds including peacock . During the winter (NOV-FEB) this place attracts lot of foreign birds which generally comes to Chilika Lake. Some times it is also possible to elephants, bears or a wolfs in the nearby jungle at the Dam Site.[4]

Godhaneswar Temple:

This Siva temple is located on the bank of river Mahanadi near Ektal, Kelgaon, and Subalaya village. It is very famous in this region and attracts devotees through out the year. Prof. Sadhu Charan Panda, during the survey for his doctoral research could locate three Naga images in the serpentine form in western Orissa and have cited about six Naga images in their theriomorphic representation in entire Orissa. One of such stone Naga image in the theriomorphic form is found at this temple (Godhaneswar in Sonepur district.[5]

Badkhamar Matha:

Goddes Metakani temple:

External links

Subarnapur district

Birmaharajpur College

Subalaya College Subalaya

Patali shrikhetra

The evolution of lord Jagannath

References

Sonepur district website

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