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Kakatpur
Kakatpur is a town and Notified Area Council in Puri district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Odisha. Geography Kakatpur is located at . It has an average elevation of . History Kakatpur is situated in the bank of ancient Prachi River. The ''Prachi Valley Civilization'' grew in this periphery which traces its inception from Stone Age. As it is the site of Mahanadi River Delta, It used to be a robust trade route for Sadhabas for their trade to South-East Asia. Evolution of the name of this place is associated with the deity Mangala. As per the legend, Goddess Mangala kept herself hidden under the deep water of river Prachi. Once a boatman was sailing his boat across river. Due to heavy rain and flood like situation he spent whole night in the middle of river. Just before the dawn, Goddess Mangala came in his dream and asked him to recover her from the water and place her in nearby ''Mangalapur village''. The boatman dived directly into the water and took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakatpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Kakatpur is a Odisha Legislative Assembly, Vidhan Sabha List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly, constituency of Puri district, Odisha. This constituency includes Konark, Kakatpur block, Astarang block and 13 Gram panchayats (Jangalbori, Birtung, Baulanga, Desthali, Dhumala, Sorava, Mahalapada, Achutapur, Banakhandi, Simmili, Sutan, Tarakora and Badagaon) of Gop block. Elected Members Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1995. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957. List of members elected Kakatpur constituency are: Election Results 2024 Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tusharkanti Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Baidhar Malik by a margin of 45,691 votes. 2019 In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puri District
Puri district is a coastal district of the Odisha state of India. It has one Administrative subdivision, sub-division, 11 Tehsils, tahasils and 11 Block (country subdivision), blocks and comprises 1722 revenue villages. Puri is the only Nagar Palika, municipality of the district. Konark, Nimapada, Pipili, Satyabadi and Kakatpur are the Nagar Panchayat, NACs in this district and Brahmagiri, Odisha, Brahmagiri is a semi-urban town. Name The district is named after its capital city, Puri. In Sanskrit Language, Sanskrit, the word "Puri" means town or city. The city is an important seat of Vaishnavism, and is home to the noted Jagannath Temple, Puri, Jagannath Temple built by Anantavarman Chodaganga in the mid 12th century CE. History Pre-history Like many other parts of Odisha, the Puri district contains Pleistocene river gravels and silts. So far, no prehistoric stone tools have been found in this region, although they are found in similar formations (river gravels, secondary la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maa Mangala Mandir, Kakatpur
Maa Mangala Mandir is a Hindu Shakti Pitha located in Kakatpur of Odisha, on the eastern coast of India. Overview This is a 15th-century Hindu temple and a symbol of ancient Shakti Pithas of Kalinga. The temple is situated on the eastern bank of holy river ''Prachi'' which was named Saraswati before. Maa Mangala is a Hindu goddess who is one of the manifestations of ''Shakti''. In ancient times, Buddhist monks used to symbolize Mangala as goddess ''Tara''. Now the deity worshiped as one of manifestations of Hindu deity Durga in the hymn of the goddess ''Vanadurga''. Maa Mangala is the symbol of qualities like of peace, power, happiness, love, purity, knowledge & truth. Temple architecture & Cult The carvings of the deity Mangala is in typical Odia style, having khilana & prabha back to her sitting place. The architecture of temple is a typical example of Utkaliya Peedha Vimana Style. There is a bed made of solid stone on which it is said Maa Mangala rests after touring the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha Constituency
Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India. Assembly segments Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are: Assembly Constituencies which constituted this Parliamentary Constituency, before delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are: Tirtol, Balikuda, Erasama, Jagatsinghpur, Gobindpur, Nimapada and Kakatpur. Elected members Since its formation in 1977, 13 elections have been held till date. List of members elected from Jagatsinghpur constituency are Election results 2024 Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhu Prasad Tarai defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tusharkanti Behera
Tusharkanti Behera is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is a Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 2024, representing Kakatpur Assembly constituency as a Member of the Biju Janata Dal. See also * 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election * Odisha Legislative Assembly The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises List of constituencies of Odisha ... References Living people Odisha MLAs 2024–2029 Biju Janata Dal politicians Odisha MLAs 2019–2024 Year of birth missing (living people) {{Odisha-BJD-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bata Mangala Temple
Bata Mangala Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Mangala. The temple is located 7 km away from the Hindu Holy town of Puri in the state of Odisha, India. The temple is revered by devotees on the way to the nearby Jagannath Temple. It is customary that devotees pray in this temple before they proceed to the Jagannath Temple. It is said that when Brahma first came into existence it was confused on seeing a great void all around him. The goddess Bata Mangala appeared to it guiding it to Lord Jagannath Jagannath (; formerly ) is a Hindu deity worshipped in regional Hindu traditions in India as part of a triad along with (Krishna's) brother Balabhadra, and sister, Subhadra. Jagannath, within Odia Hinduism, is the supreme god, '' Purushot ... . Thus did Brahma gain its focus and proceed with the task of cosmic creation. References {{Shakti temples in Odisha , state=expanded External links Kakatpur Maa Mangala Temple Hindu temples in Puri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha Legislative Assembly
The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha, 147 Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Members of Legislative Assembly. Out of total 147 Assembly Constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly, 33 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 24 seats for the Scheduled Castes (SC). It was announced by Odisha's Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the Sachivalaya or the Secretariat building in Bhubaneswar will be called ''Lok Seva Bhavan''. Sessions List of Assembly Sessions of Odisha Legislative Assembly Presiding officer Speaker Deputy Speaker List of Deputy Speakers of Odisha Legislative Assembly Members of Legislative Assembly See also * Government of Odisha * List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly, List of constituenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadhabas
Sadhabas (or Sadhavas) ( sādhaba) were ancient mariners from the Kalinga region, which roughly corresponds to modern Odisha, India. They used ships called Boitas to travel to distant lands such as South-East Asia to carry out trade. The early hours of Kartik Purnima (the full moon day in October and November) was considered an auspicious occasion by the Sadhabas to begin their long voyages. Coconuts, earthenware, sandalwood, cloth, lime, rice, spices, salt, cloves, pumpkins, silk sarees, betel leaves, betel nuts, elephants, precious and semi-precious stones were the main items of trade. Even women went on voyages as well and were known as Sadhabanis ( sādhabāṇī). Odia navigators were instrumental in spreading Buddhism and Hinduism in East and Southeast Asia. In addition, they disseminated knowledge of Indian architecture, epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, Brahmic scripts writing system and Sanskrit loan words which are present in many Southeast Asian languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
