Dharakote

Dharakote
Dharakotta
Town
Dharakote

Location in Odisha, India

Coordinates: 19°23′N 84°20′E / 19.38°N 84.34°ECoordinates: 19°23′N 84°20′E / 19.38°N 84.34°E
Country  India
State Odisha
District Ganjam
Founded by Raja Hadu Singh
Elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Languages
 • Official Oriya
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 761 107

Dharakote (Oriya: ଧରାକୋଟ), famous for Lord Sri Jagannath temple, is a block in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Jagannath Temple (ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର)

Dharakote is famous for Lord Sri Jagannath temple. The Dharakote Temple looks similar to Puri Temple. Ekadasi Cart festival is famous among local people.

The village Dharakote is a beautiful place. It’s a fantastic to look the geography structure liable climate stone creative ancient archeology & beauty of nature with mountain, fountain, stream, pool, forest, river & garden and also the 600 years old Maharaja Palace.

Jagannath Temple
Jagannath Temple

Dharakote Maharaja Palace

This is a 600 years old King's palace, Palacial Building of the King of Dharakote. The palace is situated just beside the Jagannath Temple. PRESENT RULER: Rani Sulakhyana Gitanjali Devi, present Rani Saheb of Dharakote since 28 May 2010.

For more info about dharakote please visit : www.dharakote.blogspot.com

Sati Chita (Sati's Pyre)

It is said that Raja Jaganath Singh(1788/1830) on returning to his Palace after a hunt, saw a ray of light coming from inside a hut. The Raja entered the hut and saw a holy man meditating in front of a fire. The Holy man told the Raja that this was the place where Rani Chandama Devi had committed Sati. The Raja was impressed and immediately ordered the construction of a Math over that place, and later descendants of the Dharakote Royal family have kept the flame burning ever since, with the task of keeping the flame alive being entrusted to the Head Priests of the Math. The fire, known popularly as Sati Chita (Sati's Pyre) is tended to by a Mahant (Head Priest) at Sathi Math which is built on 9 acres of land at the entrance of Dharakote fort.

Geography

Dharakote is located at 19°23′N 84°20′E / 19.38°N 84.34°E.[1] NH-59 (Gopalpur-on-Sea ) is passing through this town. It is located about 12 km north-west of the river Rushikulya, Aska, Ganjam. It is just 55 km from Silk City Brahmapur, Odisha.

Administratively it consisted of three subdivisions: Jahada with 85 villages, Kunanogada with 37 villages and Sahasrango with 66 villages.

==Schools & Colleges==

Villages of Dharakote

  1. Kanagiridi
  2. Baharpur
  3. Balarampur
  4. Baradabili
  5. Dharakote
  6. Dhaugam
  7. Golla Damodarpalli
  8. Jaga Mohan (2.4 km)
  9. Dasamaili
  10. Haripur
  11. bethuar
  12. Dakabaja
  13. Jahada (4.4 km)
  14. Jhadabandha
  15. Jharapari
  16. Machhakot
  17. Manikapur
  18. Mundamarai (3 km)
  19. Rugumu (5.6 km)
  1. Saradhapur
  2. Singipur
  3. Pratapur(7 km)

street of Dharakote Badadanda street kothari street Bazar street Majhi sahi Swain street Kumbharo Street Dhoba Sahi Medical Colony

Banks in Dharakote

Postal Code of Dharakote: 761107

==List Of Rajas==

Raja Anant Narayan Singh Deo (1974-2003)

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dharakote

www.dharakote.blogspot.com

www.dharakote.in

External References