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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Ho primaryState Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Rath Yatra majorFestivalIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Rath Yatra observedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Odia cuisine region Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Konark Sun Temple locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Konark Sun Temple state Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Mahanisha Puja observedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Paradip Port locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Rourkela industrial region locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
South Eastern Railway operatesInState Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Kui spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Kui region Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Kui isMinorityLanguageIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Kuvi spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Pengo spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Pengo minorityLanguageIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Gondi–Kui subgroup spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Gajapati Kingdom of Odisha locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Shah Alam II diwaniRegion Orissa
Koya spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Manda spokenInState Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Manda isMinorityLanguageIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Konda-Dora spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Konda-Dora secondaryState Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Manda–Pengo subgroup spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Mir Qasim regionRuled Orissa
Southeastern India includesState Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Karrani dynasty region Orissa
Central Dravidian languages geographicDistribution Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Utkal University locatedIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Utkal University state Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Utkal University hasAffiliatedCollegesIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Utkal University isMajorUniversityOf Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Odissi stateOfOrigin Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
National Highway 16 passesThroughState Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
North Munda languages geographicDistribution Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Ho language spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Santalī region Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Santalī hasOfficialStatusIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Mundari spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Northern Circars borderedBy Orissa
this entity surface form: Orissa region
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line passesThroughState Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha
Juang language spokenIn Orissa
this entity surface form: Odisha