Nayagarh District
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Nayagarh district ନୟାଗଡ଼ ଜିଲ୍ଲା |
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| District | |
 Location in Odisha, India |
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| Coordinates: 20°06′58″N 85°00′36″E / 20.116°N 85.01°ECoordinates: 20°06′58″N 85°00′36″E / 20.116°N 85.01°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| Headquarters | Nayagarh |
| Government | |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Hemanta Kumar Padhi |
| • Member of Lok Sabha | Pinaki Misra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,890 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 535,385 |
| • Density | 138/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 752 xxx |
| Vehicle registration | OD-25 |
| Sex ratio | 0.994 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Puri |
| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,449.1 millimetres (57.05 in) |
| Website | www |
Nayagarh district(Odia: )is one of the 30 districts of Odisha State in eastern India. It was created in 1992 when the erstwhile Puri District was split into three distinct districts, namely Khurdha, Nayagarh and Puri. It is home to the Baisipali Wildlife Sanctuary. It is like a Hill station, so far as natural scenery is concerned. Chhena Poda is the favourite sweet for which Nayagarh is famous in Odisha. Hemanta Kumar Padhi is now heading the district administration as the District Magistrate & Collector.
Nayagarh princely state was created around the 13th century and is considered as an important part in the history of Odisha. King Suryamani of Baghela dynasty came to Puri and established his kingdom at Nayagarh. Present Nayagarh District consists of the four Garjat states (small provincial states ruled by the local kings) of ex-states Ranpur, Nayagarh, Khandapara and Daspalla. The aboriginal "Savaras" and "Kandhas" are the indigenous people of Nayagarh District. The Aryans came later. Nayagarh District with its ex-states of Nayagarh, Khandapara, Daspalla and Ranpur played a major role in the freedom struggle of India.
The birth history of Nayagarh in the 13th century is an important chapter in the political history of Odisha. Suryamani of Baghela dynasty came to Puri on a pilgrimage from Rewa State in Madhya Pradesh and established his kingdom at Nayagarh. On the way to Puri, both Suryamani and his brother Chandramani took rest at night at Gunanati. The area was full of tigers and at night a tiger attacked him. Both the brothers fought the tiger and killed it. The local people praised the brave brothers and elected Suryamani as their leader. Suryamani gradually built his fort at Gunanati and married a Mali girl. After the death of his first wife, he again married a Kshatriya girl. From there, he then attacked Haripur and Ralaba. Ralaba was a very beautiful place. While sleeping a tiger attacked him at Ralaba; he again fought and killed it. At that moment, he saw a lady with an empty pot passed by to fetch water. Astonishingly, she returned with a little boy. Immediately, Suryamani obstructed the way of that lady and wanted to know about the mystery. The lady told she was Bouri Thakurani (a local worshiped goddess) and the tiger that the king killed was the boy. She advised Suryamani to kill her and worship her as his deity. From that date Suryamani worshiped "Bauri Thakurani" at Ralaba and built his fort there and adopted Tiger Head as a state symbol.
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