Dokarichanchara () is a picnic spot and tourist place situated in Khaligarh village,
Koksara
Koksara is one of the towns in Dharamgarh sub-division in Kalahandi District in Odisha State. This town and Gram Panchayat comes under Kokasara Tehsil in Kalahandi District. Kokasara is 57 km from its district's main city Bhawanipatna an ...
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Kalahandi
Kalahandi district (Pron: Kaḷāhāṇḍi) is a district of Odisha in India. It was a princely state in British India and in post-independence period it merged with Odisha state in India as Kalahandi district comprising current Kalahandi d ...
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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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India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
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Tourism
About 80 years ago, a temple of
Rama
Rama (; , , ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the seventh and one of the most popular avatars of Vishnu. In Rama-centric Hindu traditions, he is considered the Supreme Being. Also considered as the ideal man (''maryāda' ...
, one of the major deities in Hindusm was built here. Because of this
Ram Navami
Rama Navami () is a Hindus, Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Ram, Rama, one of the most popularly revered deities in Hinduism, also known as the seventh avatar of Vishnu. He is often held as an emblem within Hinduism for being a ...
, a 9-day-long festival, occurs every year, which attracts tourists from throughout
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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Gallery
Gudahandi
File:Gudahandi Rock painting.jpg, Gudahandi rock art
File:GudaHandi Rock Art.jpg, Paleothic rock paintings at Gudahandi Cave
Dokarichanchara Waterfalls
File:Dokrichanchara.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara Waterfall.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara at Kalahandi.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara Close shot.jpg
File:Bhainraghumar Waterfall at Dokarichanchara.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara front view.jpg
Ram Navami
File:Dokrichanchara Gangajal.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara Valley.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara Ram Navami.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara Kalpabata.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara road.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara during Ram Navami.jpg
References
{{Eastern Ghats
Kalahandi district
Waterfalls of Odisha