Nabarangapur

Situated among lush green forests in the South-West of Orissa, Nabarangpur District is a very picturesque place. Its unique culture and history will fascinate all.Tour India with Indian Travel Agent. Home to more than ten tribes, and with more than half the population being tribal, Nabarangpur has a vibrant life style. Come, let us tell you more about this enchanting District.

Places To Visit
Maa Pendrani of Umerkote
Maa Pendrani of Umerkote is born out of a legend. A small village Pendra (Pendrahandi) near Umerkote worship a pure soul Pendrani, a married girl who was a victim of secret jealousy of her own brothers . As the story goes , her husband was overtly pampered by her parents who made him stay in their household with no work to bother about. The four brothers out of sheer jealousy conspired and succeeded in killing her innocent husband ( Pendara )  and buried him in their field . Sensing a foul play , Pendrani could unfold the heinous crime and apparently jumped into her husband’s funeral pyre and perished in its flames. Days
later her spirit was  believed to roam about the villages helping  those who  trusted  her supernatural transformation.Tour India with Indian Travel Agent. People adore her scrifice and worship in a temple erected at Umerkote. That the local degree College is name after her is a tribute to the saga of supreme sacrifice.

SAHID MINAR
After independence a monument called “SAHID MINAR” was raised to mark the sacrifice of these innocent and long-forgotton patriots on the same river bank.Every year people gather at the  Minar to pay floral tributes to those brave souls On 24th August.Tour India with Indian Travel Agent.

Maa Bhandargharani
Maa Bhandargharani of Nabarangpur is the presiding deity of the locality. The name signifies the preserver of wealth and protector of lives. She is also worshipped in nearby villages. Tuesday and Saturday are marked for special worship. Devotees throng the temple precincts on every conceivable occasion to seek blessings.Tour Incredible India with Indian Travel agent.

LORD JAGANNATH TEMPLE
The temples of Lord Jagannath are scattered throughout the Nabarangpur district. But the ancient one is located at Nabarangpur itself. The temple has no outward trappings and looks like an old private quarter except, of course, for the Garuda stambha (pillar) on its frontal gate. Till the late 80’s only the single deity –Lord Jagannath was stalled on the sanctum sanctorium. According to a legend, two other wooden idols-that of Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra were seized by one ruler of Bastar region and stalled at a temple in Jagadalpur and that of Lord Jagannth slipped from the elephant back half-way and was retrieved the next day. Now the three deities are worshiped from a huge pedestal, due to the zeal of devotees and  officials who carved out two symmetrical wooden idols to replenish the fatal loss. Tour Incredible India with Indian Travel agent.The wooden carvings on the temple roof are a marvel to look at. Various forms of human, and animal find place on the wooden beams. Birds, flowers and other splendour of art and architecture cover every inch of the roof. Even a casual glimpse of erotica adds awe to the raving and scrutinizing eyes. What is displayed exuberantly on the stones elsewhere in the state is figured on wooden surface in this remote region. This treasure is well preserved with a coat of shinning black paint against the ravages of  Time .

Podagada(The Ruined Fort):
A historical place  situated 52KMsaway from Nabarangpur and 24 KM from Umerkote. Large number of archeological heritages and also Brahmi inscriptions  of Nala Dynasty of 4th to 5th century A.D are worth viewing. Remins of forts, soldier camps , military establishments etc.are found here Covered with dense forest having vast rocks and so many rare historical remains. and ruins of Padagada (The Burnt Fort)still awaits exploration by the researchers and academicians.  Alekh Temple , Sati Stones, Bhairabi Temple , foot print of Laxmi are objects of astonishment here.This place is also renowned for the mysterious legends of King Bhavadatta Verman ,King Artha pati ,Vakataka dynasty ,Chalukya Kirtee Verman and many others.60 Gold coins discovered from this place has thrown an opening for the researchers. The  ruined Queen Palace ,the statues of the Sun God and the Moon God  and the mysterious Caves (Gumphas) add to  its immense potentiality  for Tourism.Tour Incredible India with Indian Travel agent.