Dharakote Jagannath Temple () is a

Jagannath Jagannath ( or, ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ, lit=Lord of the Universe, Jagannātha; formerly en, Juggernaut) is a deity worshipped in regional Hindu traditions in India and Bangladesh as part of a triad along with his brother Balabhadra, and sister ...

temple located in

Dharakote Dharakote is a semi-urban village and former princely state in Dharakote Block of Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Geography Dharakote is located at . NH-59 ( Gopalpur-Khariar) passes through this town. It is located about 12&nb ...

of Ganjam district in the

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n state of

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

. The temple is built in contemporary

Kalinga architecture The Kaḷinga architectural style is a style of Hindu architecture which flourished in the ancient Kalinga previously known as Utkal and in present eastern Indian state of Odisha. The style consists of three distinct types of temples: Rekha D ...

, similar to the

Jagannath Temple, Puri The Jagannath Temple is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Vishnu - one of the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism. Puri is in the state of Odisha, on the eastern coast of India. The present temple was rebuilt f ...

. It is known among locals for its ''Ekadasi Cart festival''. The foundation was laid by Raja Jai Singh in 1732 and was completed by Raja Madan Mohan Singh Deo of Dharakote Zamindari.

Geography

is located 23 km from Surada, and 55 km from Brahmapur in

NH-59 National Highway 59 (NH 59) is a National Highway in India that connects at last end Jaganathpur in Odisha. It covers a distance of of which is in Odisha. Route Odisha * Nuapada * Khariar * Titlagarh * Madanpur Rampur * Baliguda * Daring ...

List of Dharakote Rajas

* Raja Hadu Singh 1476-1540 * Raja Rai Singh 1540-1602 * Raja Narayan Singh 1602-1647 * Raja Purushottam Singh 1647-1699 * Raja Ram Chandra Singh 1699-1731 * Raja Jai Singh 1731-1748 * Raja Rajendra Singh 1748-1780 * Raja Damodar Singh 1780 * Raja Krushna Singh 1780-1788 * Raja Jaganath Singh 1788-1830 * Raja Raghunath Singh 1830-1863 * Raja Braja Sundar Singh 1863-1880 * Raja Madan Mohan Singh DEO 1880-1937 * Raja Brajkishore Singh DEO 1937-1938 * Raja Padmanabh Singh DEO 1946-1949 * Raja Anant Narayan Singh Deo 1974-2003 * Raja Kishore Chandra Singh Deo 2003-2010 * Rani Sulakshana Geetanjali Devi (2010-current titular ruler)

References

Hindu temples in Ganjam district Temples dedicated to Jagannath {{Odisha-hindu-temple-stub