Orissa

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Orissa is a historical region and modern Indian state on the eastern coast of India, known for its rich cultural heritage, ancient temples, and significant role in the subcontinent’s political and economic history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian state
historical region
bordersBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
capital Bhubaneswar
contains Chilika Lake
Hirakud Dam
Jagannath Temple Puri
Konark Sun Temple
Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar
Simlipal National Park
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
country India
economySector agriculture
heavy industry
mining
tourism
formedAsSeparateProvince 1 April 1936
formerNameOf Orissa self-linksurface differs
surface form: Odisha
hasClassicalDanceForm Odissi
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
hasHighCourt Orissa High Court
hasMajorCity Berhampur
Cuttack
Rourkela industrial region
surface form: Rourkela

Sambalpur
hasMajorRiver Baitarani River
Brahmani River
Mahanadi River
Subarnarekha River
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Konark Sun Temple
highCourtLocatedIn Cuttack
historicallyRuledBy British India
surface form: British Raj

Eastern Ganga dynasty
Gajapati dynasty
Kalinga
surface form: Kalinga kingdom

Maratha Empire
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
historicalRegionName Kalinga
joinedIndianUnion 1947
knownFor Pattachitra painting
ancient temples
classical dance Odissi
rich cultural heritage
stone sculpture
tribal cultures
languageSpoken English
Hindi
Odia
largestCity Bhubaneswar
locatedIn eastern India
locatedOn eastern coast of India
officialLanguage Odia
officialNameChangeFrom Orissa self-linksurface differs
partOf East Indies
surface form: East India

India
surface form: Republic of India
religionMajority Hinduism

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Najafi dynasty region Orissa
Alivardi Khan countryRuled Orissa
Sambalpur locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Bengal Subah locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: present-day Odisha
Cornwallis Code in India appliesToPart Orissa
subject surface form: Cornwallis Code
Orissa formerNameOf Orissa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Odisha
Orissa officialNameChangeFrom Orissa self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Odisha
Netaji locatedIn Orissa
subject surface form: Cuttack
this entity surface form: Odisha
Kurukh spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Prabhavati Bose residence Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
North Dravidian languages spokenInState Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Mahanadi Delta locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Mahanadi Delta state Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Cuttack locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Cuttack formerCapitalOf Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Cuttack isJudicialCapitalOf Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Ravenshaw Collegiate School locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Ravenshaw Collegiate School state Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Ravenshaw Collegiate School countrySubdivision Orissa
this entity surface form: state of Odisha
Char Dham PuriLocatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Mahanadi River flowsThrough Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Mahanadi River basinState Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Mahanadi River formsDeltaIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Gonds primaryRegion Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu deathPlace Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu regionOfActivity Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Paippalada regionOfPreservation Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Saraswati Puja celebratedInRegion Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Govardhan Matha, Puri locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
gon hasRegion Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Koya language region Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Kui language spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Kui language region Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Southern Gondi spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Mughal Subah of Bengal includedRegion Orissa
this entity surface form: Orissa (parts)
Subhadra culturalRegion Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Gondi script region Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Prabhat Patnaik placeOfBirth Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Smashana Kali cultCenter Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India state Orissa
subject surface form: Uparbeda
this entity surface form: Odisha
Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India partOf Orissa
subject surface form: Uparbeda
this entity surface form: Odisha
Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India countrySubdivision Orissa
subject surface form: Uparbeda
this entity surface form: eastern Indian state of Odisha
Rama Devi Women’s College, Bhubaneswar locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Rama Devi Women’s College, Bhubaneswar state Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Rama Devi Women’s College, Bhubaneswar region Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Sri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Centre, Rairangpur locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha