Dharakote
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Dharakote Dharakotta |
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 Dharakote
 Dharakote
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| Coordinates: 19°23′N 84°20′E / 19.38°N 84.34°ECoordinates: 19°23′N 84°20′E / 19.38°N 84.34°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Founded by | Raja Hadu Singh |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
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| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 761107 |
| Telephone code | 06822 |
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| Website | odisha |
Dharakote (Odia: ଧରାକୋଟ), famous for Lord Sri Jagannath temple and the king palace of dharakote , is a block in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Dharakote is famous for Lord Sri Jagannath temple. The Dharakote Temple looks similar to Puri Temple. Ekadasi Cart festival is famous among in this district as all well known about this. Around 40k-70k people's are visiting this Ekadasi Cart festival.
The village Dharakote is a beautiful place. It’s a fantastic to look the geography structure liable climate stone creative ancient archeology & beauty of nature with mountain, fountain, stream, pool, forest, river & garden and also the 600-year-old Maharaja Palace. This village is feeling for all young stars is not less than a town.
This is a 600-year-old King's palace, Palacial Building of the King of Dharakote. The palace is situated just beside the Jagannath Temple. PRESENT RULER: Rani Sulakhyana Gitanjali Devi, present Rani Saheb of Dharakote since 28 May 2010.
For more info about dharakote please visit : www.dharakote.blogspot.com
It is said that Raja Jaganath Singh(1788/1830) on returning to his Palace after a hunt, saw a ray of light coming from inside a hut. The Raja entered the hut and saw a holy man meditating in front of a fire. The Holy man told the Raja that this was the place where Rani Chandama Devi had committed Sati. The Raja was impressed and immediately ordered the construction of a Math over that place, and later descendants of the Dharakote Royal family have kept the flame burning ever since, with the task of keeping the flame alive being entrusted to the Head Priests of the Math. The fire, known popularly as Sati Chita (Sati's Pyre) is tended to by a Mahant (Head Priest) at Sathi Math which is built on 9 acres of land at the entrance of Dharakote fort.
Dharakote is located at 19°23′N 84°20′E / 19.38°N 84.34°E. NH-59 (Gopalpur-on-Sea ) is passing through this town. It is located about 12 km north-west of the river Rushikulya, Aska, Ganjam. It is just 55 km from Silk City Brahmapur, Odisha.
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