Chandikhole is a place in
Jajpur district,
Odisha
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,
India
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. The place has been named after Goddess "Chandi" worshipped by late monk Baba Bhairabananda Bramhachari who established the deity of ''Maa Chandi'' in one of the adjoining hills of
Barunei full of dense forest and ferocious animals in 1932. Chandikhol has been selected for the establishment of one of
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location.
Geography
It is located in the Jajpur District of Odisha.
Location
Chandikhole is one of the end points of
National Highway 200, the other end being
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of C ...
.
National Highway 16 passes through Chandikhole.
Nearest airport is
Biju Patnaik Airport
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at Bhubaneswar, which is at a distance of about 70 km. It is an extremely strategic location in terms of commerce as it acts as a junction between Kalinganagar, Cuttack, Bhadrak and Paradeep.
The nearest town is
Jaraka which is 12 km away from this place.
See also
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Mahavinayak Temple
*
Jaraka
References
External links
Map of Jajpur district with Chandikhole marked
Cities and towns in Jajpur district
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