Sailong
| Sailong | |
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 Sailong
 Sailong
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| Coordinates: 21°13′01″N 86°05′20″E / 21.217°N 86.089°ECoordinates: 21°13′01″N 86°05′20″E / 21.217°N 86.089°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| District | Kendujhar |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 758015 |
| Telephone code | 06731 |
| Vehicle registration | OR-09 |
| Website | odisha |
Sailong is a small village in the Kendujhar District of Odisha, India. It lies at a distance of 5 km. from Anandapur, 80 km. from the district headquarters 'Kendujhar' and 160 km. from Bhubaneswar, the state capital.
It is a village within the Ghasipura Block of Anandapur Subdivision. It comes under the Anandapur Municipality which is one of the three Municipalities of the district. The people of the village are Hindus. Most of the people are farmers, a few work in government and private sectors. The major part of the youth in the village are engaged in various types of businesses.
Thi neighbourhood villages are Kainipura to the south, Bholanuagaon and Khaliamenta to the west, Ghasipura to the east. National Highway 215 (NH-215) passes through this village.
The village is located at the base of Mankadakenda Hill with a maximum height of 540 ft, which represents a Dyke of Igneous Intrusion (Geologically). The rocks of this hill are mostly Granites and Dolerites. The presence of this hill gives the village an excellent scenic appearance.
This is a Hindu Matha located on the top of Mankadakenda Hill. It consists of two temples of Lord Jagannath and Goddess Maa Vanadurga respectively. The founder of this Matha was Baya Baba, a saint at his time. He was practising meditation within a cave in the same hill which is another interesting part of the Matha. The cave was supposed to be a man made structure. A couple of natural open caves are also present in the vicinity.The most celebrating festival of this matha is Basanti Durga puja.Lots of devotees are came to here in the occasion of Basanti Durga Puja''.
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