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About Deogarh
Debagarh (formerly Deogarh), is a city in Odisha state of eastern India. Located in the north-western region of the state, it is the headquarters of Debagarh district that was created on 1 January 1994, after being bifurcated from Sambalpur District.
From the Wikipedia article Debagarh (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Debagarh or Deogarh is the former capital of Bamanda or Bamra princely state of British India. The king of this princely state belongs to Ganga vamsi dynasty and one of the extended royal family of Gajapati emperor of Odisha.
Raja Shri Basudeb Sudhal Deb (1869–1903) was an enlightened ruler, he did much to further conditions in princely state and for the cause of Odia nationalism. His contribution was more towards Literature, Education and Art. He established an educational institution, which is currently well known as Raja Basu Dev High School. His son had equally contributed to the social, cultural and scientific development of Debagarh. Bamanda was the first princely state to introduce postal, telegraph and electricity in India. Currently Odia sahitya is actively inspiring and promoting local talent in the field of art and literature. A beautiful waterfall PRADHANPAT decorates the town and supply the clean drinking water to the citizen. Pradhanpat ustav is celebrated annually near the fall.
From the History section of Debagarh on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Rourkela Airport (RRK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 80 km away.
- Bonaigarh 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Rengāli 44 km southeast, about 44 min by car
- Kuchinda 46 km northwest, about 46 min by car
- Pāl Laharā 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Tensa 59 km northeast, about 59 min by car
- Rāmpur 66 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Koīra 67 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Raurkela Industrial Township 75 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Rourkela 78 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sambalpur 79 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Photo credits
- Miniature Pink Rose in Deogarh, Orissa, India, Pournnamasi sahu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rain Lily flower at Deogarh, odisha, Pournnamasi sahu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rose at Deogarh,odisha,India, Pournnamasi sahu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White chrysanthemum at Deogarh, odisha, Pournnamasi sahu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chinese ixora at Deogarh, Odisha, Pournnamasi sahu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Allamanda cathartica in Deogarh Odisha, Pournnamasi sahu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red Rose 7, Pournnamasi sahu, CC BY-SA 4.0
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