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Dharakote is a semi-urban village in Dharakote Block of Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
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Dharakote
Dharakotta | |
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Village | |
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  Dharakote Location in Odisha, India  Dharakote Dharakote (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19.642°N 84.579°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Founded by | Raja Hadu Singh |
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| • Type | Gram Panchayat |
| • Body | Dharakote GP |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 761107 |
| Telephone code | 06822 |
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Geography
Dharakote is located at 19.38°N 84.34°E.[1] NH-59 (Gopalpur-Khariar) passes through this town. It is located about 12 km north-west from Asika and 55 km from Silk City Brahmapur.
Administratively it consisted of three subdivisions: Jahada with 85 villages, Kunanogada with 37 villages and Sahasrango with 66 villages.
Villages of Dharakote
- Kanagiridi
- Panibandha
- Baharpur (12 km)
- Balarampur
- Baradabili (12 km)
- Arjuna palli
- Kahira palli
- Dharakote
- Dhaugam
- Golla Damodarpalli
- Jaga Mohan (2.4 km)
- Dasamaili
- Haripur
- Bethuar
- Dakabaja
- Jahada (4.4 km)
- Jhadabandha
- Jharapari
- Machhakot
- Manikapur (27 km)
- Mundamarai (3 km)
- Rugumu (8 km)
- Saradhapur(5.5 km)
- Singipur
- Pratapur (7 km)
Tourist Destinations
The Jagannath Temple and Dharakote Maharaja Palace are famous tourist destinations here.
Jagannath Temple
Dharakote is famous for Sri Jagannath Temple. The Jagannath Temple, Dharakote looks similar to Puri Temple. Ekadasi Cart festival is famous among people. Around 40k-70k people visit this festival.
Dharakote Maharaja Palace
This is a 600-year-old palace of the King of Dharakote. The palace is situated just beside the Jagannath Temple.
Rani Sulakhyana Gitanjali Devi is the present Rani Saheb of Dharakote since 28 May 2010.
List of Rajas
Rajas of Khidisingi
- Bera Patta Mallik (Last Kandha king)
- Raja Sobha Chandra Singh (Nala dynasty descendant[2][3])
- Raja Purusottama Singh
- Raja Krushna Singh
- Raja Rai Singh
- Raja Preeti Singh
- Raja Kirti Singh
- Raja Padmanabha Singh
- Raja Bikram Singh
- Raja Baliar Singh (Last Khidisingi king)
In 1476, Raja Baliar Singh divided the Khidisingi kingdom into four different states due to early demise of his elder son.
- Badagada – Raja Daman Singh (Baliar Singh's grandson from his eldest son)
- Dharakote – Raja Hadu Singh
- Surada – Raja Sandhadhanu Singh (also known as Abhaya Pratap)
- Sheragada – Raja Parsuram Singh (Minor) (Represented by Baliar himself).
Rajas of Dharakote Dynasty
- Raja HADU SINGH 1476-1540
- Raja BAHADUR SINGH
- Raja NARAYAN SINGH 1602-1647
- Raja PURUSHOTTAM SINGH 1647-1699
- Raja RAM CHANDRA SINGH 1699-1731
- Raja JAI SINGH 1731-1748
- Raja RAJENDRA SINGH 1748-1780
- Raja DAMODAR SINGH 1780
- Raja KRUSHNA SINGH 1780-1788
- Raja JAGANATH SINGH 1788-1830
- Raja RAGHUNATH SINGH 1830-1863
- Raja BRAJA SUNDAR SINGH 1863-1880
- Raja MADAN MOHAN SINGH DEO 1880-1937
- Raja BRAJKISHORE SINGH DEO 1937-1938
- Raja KRUSHNA CHANDRA SINGH DEO 1938-1946
- Raja PADMANABH SINGH DEO 1946-1949
- Raja ANANT NARAYAN SINGH Deo 1974/2003
- Raja KISHORE CHANDRA SINGH Deo 2003/2010
- Rani Sulakhyana Geetanjali Devi - present ruler
Sati Chita (Sati's Pyre)
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.
Educational Institutions
- Ananta Narayan Mahavidyalya
- Sri Raja's High School
- Krushna Singh Girls High School
Banks in Dharakote
- State Bank of India
- Utkal Gramya Bank
- Aska Co-op Central Bank
References
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dharakote
- Nakul L Seth (1 January 2018), Place name reflected in the inscriptions of Nala dynasty of Odisha (PDF), IJCRT
- The Orissa Historical Research Journal Volume 6, Prajatantra Press, 1957
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