Surala is a village in Chikti Block of
Ganjam district,
Odisha
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, India at
Andhra Pradesh
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-Odisha border on
National Highway 5
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, on the other side of the Andhra-Odisha border on NH-5 is the
Ichchapuram
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municipality.
There is a railway station named Surala Road near to village Surala on
Howrah-Chennai main line. There's Primary Health Center just outside the village.
The
Surala Road railway station is adjacent to a small mountain called
Govardhangiri which is around from the main village. People in the surrounding villages believe that this is the same hill that Lord Krishna lifted up to give shelter and protect the herd of cattle from the fury of a storm created by Indra, the king of Devatas. People from Girisola, a nearby village, worship Krishna and Indra at a small pool of water ( which never dries) in the crevice of a big boulder on the hill. Perhaps this is the only place in the country where Indra Puja is carried out.
A road branches off from the national highway at Surla railway station. This beautiful road leads to Chikiti( ancient Svetaka) town. The temple of Bala Kumari ( a form of Durga) is located on a hill near here. One can go by car up to the hill top.
Sunapur (literally "golden village", in
Oriya, the local language) is a small village of fishermen is one mile from Surala village.
Bahuda
Cheyyeru river is a river in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh that is a tributary of the Pennar river.
Course
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, an ancient river, flows into the
Bay of Bengal
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here. Visitors have to cross the mouth of the river to enjoy the vast golden sands of the quiet beach. The government of Odisha is developing this beach into a tourist spot. Berhampur (now renamed 'Brahmapur') is the nearest city with fairly good facilities to stay is away. Taxi and Odisha state bus services are available from here to go to Surala and
Sunapur.
References
Villages in Ganjam district
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