Athagada Patna is a village in

Ganjam district Ganjam is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km² (3,168 mi²). The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions: Chhatrapur, Berhampur, and Bhanjanagar. As of ...

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

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. Athagadapatna is a historic place situated about 62 km from

Ganjam Ganjam is a town and a notified area council in Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India. Brahmapur, Odisha, Brahmapur, one of the major city of Odisha, is situated in this district on the eastern coastline. Geography Ganjam is located at ...

, in Ganjam District. The place has witnessed many historical incidents in the past. It is the birth place of the famed Oriya poets Kabisurya Baladev Rath and Kabi Jadumani Mahapatra. Legend is that, the King of Athagada had once given shelter to the Gajapati King of Puri and had kept the idol of Lord Jagannath in a secret place somewhere in his kingdom during the massive attack by Kalapahada. Major point of attraction here is the 16th century Lord Jagannath Temple, built amidst mountains along with a cluster of temples. The unspoiled beauty of the area attracts tourist from far and near. Accommodation facilities are available at Kabisuryanagar (10 km), Aska (20 km) and Berhampur (60 km). Athagadapatna is on the State Highway from Aska to Bhubaneswar route. Khallikote Railway Station, on South Eastern Railways, is the nearest railhead (30 km).

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Villages in Ganjam district {{Odisha-geo-stub