Rayagada Tourism, Orissa India
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Rayagada Fast Facts
- State: Orissa
- District: Rayagada
- Famous for/as: Adveture
- Population: 57,732
- Area: 3,166,414 km2
- Language: Oriya, Telugu, Hindi, English & Tribal dialects
- Best Season: October- February
- Weather: Max: 45.6 C Min: 11.6 C
- Clothing: Light cotton in summer & heavy woollen in winter
- Local Transport:
- Pincode:
- STDCode: 06856
Rayagada Info
Government of Odisha Tourist Office,
Koraput Club Koraput-764020,
Tel. 06852 250318;
IndiaTourism Bhubaneswar Paryatan Bhawan,
2nd Floor,
Lewis Road,
Bhubaneswar-751014,
Tel/fax: 0674 2432203, 2435487,
Rayagada, India Overview
About 95 km north of Jeypore, Rayagada, the headquarters town of the district, is a land of green forests, beautiful meadows, stunning waterfalls, terraced valleys, rich tribal life and culture.It is also an industrial town with a large scale ferro-manganese factory, a sugar and a paper mill. The town is famous for a temple dedicated to Majhighariani. The place casts a spell on the visitors and is starting point for other important places of interest of the district. Besides, on the immediate outskirts of the township, the visitor encounters colourful indigenous tribal people in their natural habitat.
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Rayagada, India History
In the third century B.C, during the reign of Ashoka the Great, it was under Kalinga empire (ancient Orissa). The hilly track between Bansadhara and Nagabali was famous for spices. The Rastriks were defeated by Kharvela, the only Aryan Emperor of Kalinga (ancient Orissa), during the Chawpagada battle.During the rule of Gangavansi and Suryavanshi Kings in Orissa, it was under feudatory chief of Kalinga-Utkala empire Dadarnab Dev of Gudari Kataka This region went to the Bahamanis when the last Hindu Gajapati emperor of Orissa, Mukund Dev was defeated at Gohera Tikiri in 1519. It came under the Nandapur Kingdom for 47 years. Biswambar Dev was defeated and killed by Hasin Khan of Mughal Chicacole Sarkar rulers of Orissa,was perhaps the third king installed at Rayagada.The Sati Kunda Goddess Majhi Ghairani and the mudfort around it speaks much about its evidence. In subsequent years it was under Bobbili Tahasil of Vijayanagaram. During the English regime, Rayagada came under Jeypore administration and later was part of Koraput District. As part of the extension plan of districts in the Orissa state, On 2 October 1992 Rayagda District was carved out of the erstwhile Koraput district.