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Puri district

Index Puri district

Puri is a coastal district of the Odisha state of India, famous for its historic antiquities, religious sanctuaries, architectural grandeur, sea-scape beauty, and its moderate climate. [1]

103 relations: Administrative division, Alarnatha Mandira, Bay of Bengal, Bhargavi River, Bhubaneswar, Bihar and Orissa Province, Biju Janata Dal, Block (district subdivision), Brahmagiri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency), Brahmagiri, Odisha, Chandan Yatra, Chilika Lake, Climate of India, Climatic regions of India, Cuttack district, Daya River, Demographics of India, Devadasi, Devanagari, Devi River, District Collector (India), English language, Family planning in India, Female, Ganapatya, Ganjam district, Gita Govinda, Gopabandhu Das, Gotipua, Guinea-Bissau, Gundicha Temple, Hindu, Human sex ratio, Idaho, India, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Standard Time, Jagannath, Jagannath Temple, Puri, Jagatsinghpur district, Jayadeva, Kadua River, Kakatpur, Köppen climate classification, Kelucharan Mohapatra, Khordha district, Konark, Kurum, Kushabhadra River, ..., List of districts in India, Literacy in India, Lok Sabha, Lokanatha Temple, Maa Mangala Temple, Kakatpur, Maha Shivaratri, Mahanadi, Male, Manasi Pradhan, Manikpatna, Monsoon, Navrang, Nayagarh district, Nilakantha Das, Nimapara (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency), Odia language, Odisha, Odisha Legislative Assembly, Odisha State Museum, Odissi, Odissi music, Pana Sankranti, Pipili, Pipili (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency), Political party, Postal Index Number, Prachi River, Pradeep Maharathy, Puri, Puri (Lok Sabha constituency), Puri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency), Puri district, Raghunath Mohapatra, Raghurajpur, Raja, Rama Navami, Ratha-Yatra, Saka, Sakshigopal Temple, Satyabadi, Sex ratio, Shaivism, Solar deity, States and union territories of India, Sudarsan Pattnaik, Sun temple, Superintendent of police (India), Tehsil, Utkala Kingdom, Vaishnavism, Vijayadashami, Women in India, 2011 Census of India. Expand index (53 more) »

Administrative division

An administrative division, unit, entity, area or region, also referred to as a subnational entity, statoid, constituent unit, or country subdivision, is a portion of a country or other region delineated for the purpose of administration.

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Alarnatha Mandira

Alarnatha Temple or Alvarnaath (Sanskrit:अल्वारनाथ),(Oriya:ଅଲାରନାଥ) is a temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Brahmagiri, Odisha, nearPuri.It becomes crowded during the krishnapaksha of Ashadha, after the Snana Yatra when lord Jagannath cannot be seen in Puri.

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Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গোপসাগর) is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and north by India and Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India).

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Bhargavi River

Bhargavi River flows across Odisha, India.

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Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, also spelt as Bhubaneshwar or Bhuvanēśvar, is the capital of the Indian state of Odisha.

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Bihar and Orissa Province

Bihar and Orissa was a province of British India which included the present-day Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and a part of Odisha.

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Biju Janata Dal

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is a state political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief minister Biju Patnaik, after whom the party was named.

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Block (district subdivision)

A block is an administrative division of some South Asian countries.

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Brahmagiri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Brahmagiri (Sl. No.: 108) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha, India.

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Brahmagiri, Odisha

Brahmagiri is a town in Puri district, Odisha, India.

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Chandan Yatra

Chandan Yatra (ଚନ୍ଦନ ଯାତ୍ରା) also known as Gandhalepana yatra (ଗନ୍ଧଲେପଣ ଯାତ୍ରା) is the longest festival observed at Jagannath temple at Puri, India.

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Chilika Lake

Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over 1,100 km2.

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Climate of India

The Climate of India comprises a wide range of weather conditions across a vast geographic scale and varied topography, making generalisations difficult.

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Climatic regions of India

India has a large variation in climate from region to region, due to its vast size.

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Cuttack district

Cuttack district is one of the 30 districts of Odisha state in East India.

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Daya River

The Daya River starts as a branch of the Kuakhai River at Saradeipur (near Badahati) in Odisha state in India.

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Demographics of India

India is the second most populated country in the world with nearly a fifth of the world's population.

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Devadasi

In South and parts of Western India, a devadasi (deva (god)) or jogini is a girl "dedicated" to worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life.

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Devanagari

Devanagari (देवनागरी,, a compound of "''deva''" देव and "''nāgarī''" नागरी; Hindi pronunciation), also called Nagari (Nāgarī, नागरी),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group,, page 83 is an abugida (alphasyllabary) used in India and Nepal.

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Devi River

Devi river is one of the principal distributaries of Mahanadhi.

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District Collector (India)

A District Collector, often abbreviated to Collector, is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district in India.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Family planning in India

Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government.

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Female

Female (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, that produces non-mobile ova (egg cells).

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Ganapatya

Ganapatya is a denomination of Hinduism that worships Ganesha (also called Ganapati) as the Saguna Brahman.

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Ganjam district

Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Odisha.

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Gita Govinda

The Gita Govinda (ଗୀତ ଗୋବିନ୍ଦ, Bengali:গীতগোবিন্দ, Devanagari: गीत गोविन्द) (Song of Govinda) is a work composed by the 12th-century Indian poet, Jayadeva.

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Gopabandhu Das

Gopabandhu Das (1877–1928), popularly known as Utkalamani (Jewel of Utkal or Orissa), was a social worker, reformer, political activist, journalist, poet and essayist.

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Gotipua

Gotipua is a traditional dance form in the state of Odisha, India, and the precursor of Odissi classical dance.

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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (República da Guiné-Bissau), is a sovereign state in West Africa.

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Gundicha Temple

Gundicha Temple (ଗୁଣ୍ଡିଚା ମନ୍ଦିର), is a Hindu temple, situated in the temple town of Puri in the state of Odisha, India.

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Hindu

Hindu refers to any person who regards themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism.

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Human sex ratio

In anthropology and demography, the human sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population.

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Idaho

Idaho is a state in the northwestern region of the United States.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian Administrative Service

The Indian Administrative Service (IAST), often abbreviated to I.A.S., or simply IAS, is the administrative arm of the All India Services.

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Indian Police Service

The Indian Police Service (Bhāratīya Pulis Sevā) or IPS, is an All India Service for policing.

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Indian Standard Time

Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.

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Jagannath

Jagannath ('''ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ'''., IAST: Jagannātha, or Jagannatha) literally means "Lord of the Universe" and is a deity worshipped in regional traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism in India and Bangladesh.

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Jagannath Temple, Puri

The Shree Jagannath Temple (Odia: ଶ୍ରୀ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର) of Puri is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, a form of lord Vishnu, located on the eastern coast of India, at Puri in the state of Odisha.

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Jagatsinghpur district

Jagatsinghpur District is one of the thirty districts of Odisha in the eastern coast of India.

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Jayadeva

Jayadeva (b.), also known as Jaidev, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century.

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Kadua River

Kadua river is located in Odisha state, India, and formed by the confluence of two streams at Charigan village.

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Kakatpur

Kakatpur (Sl. No.: 105) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kelucharan Mohapatra

Kelucharan Mohapatra (8 January 1926 – 7 April 2004) was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century.

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Khordha district

Khordha (ଖୋର୍ଦ୍ଧା) is an administrative division of the state of Odisha, India.

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Konark

Konark is a medium town in the Puri district in the state of Odisha, India.

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Kurum

Kurum (fl. Late 3rd millennium BCE) was the 10th Gutian ruler of the Gutian Dynasty of Sumer mentioned on the "Sumerian King List" (SKL).

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Kushabhadra River

Kushabhadra River forms the complex of river systems which form the distributaries of the Mahanadi River.

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List of districts in India

A district (zilā) is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory.

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Literacy in India

Literacy in India is a key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate has grown to 74% (2011 Census figure) with recent reports of 80% literacy.

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Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha.

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Lokanatha Temple

Close to Jagannath temple lies the 11th century Lokanatha temple in the town of Puri, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva.

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Maa Mangala Temple, Kakatpur

Maa Mangala Temple is a Hindu temple in Kakatpur, in the state of Odisha on the eastern coast of India.

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Maha Shivaratri

Maha Shivaratri a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the god Shiva.

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Mahanadi

The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India.

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Male

A male (♂) organism is the physiological sex that produces sperm.

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Manasi Pradhan

Manasi Pradhan (born 4 October 1962) is an Indian women's rights activist and author who is globally recognized as a foremost voice for women's rights.

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Manikpatna

Manikpatna (or Manikapatna) is an archeological site in the state of Odisha in eastern India.

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Monsoon

Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.

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Navrang

Navrang is a 1959 Hindi film Bollywood movie by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (V. Shantaram).

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Nayagarh district

Nayagarh district(ନୟାଗଡ଼ ଜିଲ୍ଲା)is one of the 30 districts of Odisha State in eastern India.

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Nilakantha Das

Nilakantha Das (5 August 1884 – 6 November 1967) was an orator, politician and social reformer born in the village Sri Ramchandrapur of Puri district, Bengal Presidency, British India.

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Nimapara (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Nimapara (Sl. No.: 106) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.

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Odia language

Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) (formerly romanized as Oriya) is a language spoken by 4.2% of India's population.

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Odisha

Odisha (formerly Orissa) is one of the 29 states of India, located in eastern India.

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Odisha Legislative Assembly

The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in eastern India.

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Odisha State Museum

Odisha State Museum is a museum in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

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Odissi

Odissi (ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ Oḍiśī), also referred to as Orissi in older literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.

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Odissi music

Odissi music (oṛiśī) is a genre of classical music in India originated from the eastern state of Odisha.

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Pana Sankranti

Pana Sankranti, (ପଣା ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି) also known as Maha bisuba Sankranti, is the traditional new year day festival of Buddhists and Hindus in Odisha, India.

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Pipili

Pipili (also known as Pipli) is a town and a NAC under jurisdiction of Puri district in the Indian state of Odisha.

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Pipili (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Pipili (Sl. No.: 110) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.

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Political party

A political party is an organised group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in government.

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Postal Index Number

A Postal Index Number or PIN or PIN code is a code in the post office numbering or post code system used by India Post, the Indian postal administration.

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Prachi River

The Prachi, a small river of over 60 km in length with a catchment area of around 600 km2, a part of the Mahanadi River Delta in Odisha along the eastern coast of India is an important topographical as well as cultural landscape.

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Pradeep Maharathy

Pradeep Maharathy (Odia: ପ୍ରଦୀପ ମହାରଥି, born 4 July 1955) is an Indian Politician from Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

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Puri

Puri is a city and a Municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India.

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Puri (Lok Sabha constituency)

Puri Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India.

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Puri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Puri (Sl. No.: 107) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.

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Puri district

Puri is a coastal district of the Odisha state of India, famous for its historic antiquities, religious sanctuaries, architectural grandeur, sea-scape beauty, and its moderate climate.

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Raghunath Mohapatra

Raghunath Mohapatra (born 23 March 1943) is an architect and sculptor from Odisha state in India.

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Raghurajpur

Raghurajpur is a heritage crafts village in Puri district, Odisha, known for its master Pattachitra painters, an art form which dates back to 5 BC in the region and Gotipua dance troupes, the precursor to the Indian classical dance form of Odissi.

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Raja

Raja (also spelled rajah, from Sanskrit राजन्), is a title for a monarch or princely ruler in South and Southeast Asia.

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Rama Navami

Rama Navami (Devanagari: राम नवमी; IAST) is a spring Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of god Rama.

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Ratha-Yatra

Ratha Yatra, also referred to as Rathayatra, Rathjatra or Chariot festival is any public procession in a chariot.

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Saka

Saka, Śaka, Shaka or Saca mod. ساکا; Śaka; Σάκαι, Sákai; Sacae;, old *Sək, mod. Sāi) is the name used in Middle Persian and Sanskrit sources for the Scythians, a large group of Eurasian nomads on the Eurasian Steppe speaking Eastern Iranian languages.

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Sakshigopal Temple

Sakshigopal Temple formally known as Satyabadi Gopinath Temple is a medieval temple dedicated to Lord Gopinath located in the town of Sakshigopal on the Puri Bhubaneshwar highway in Odisha, India.

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Satyabadi

Satyabadi (Sl. No.: 109) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.

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Sex ratio

The sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population.

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Shaivism

Shaivism (Śaivam) (Devanagari: शैव संप्रदाय) (Bengali: শৈব) (Tamil: சைவம்) (Telugu: శైవ సాంప్రదాయం) (Kannada:ಶೈವ ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯ) is one of the major traditions within Hinduism that reveres Shiva as the Supreme Being.

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Solar deity

A solar deity (also sun god or sun goddess) is a sky deity who represents the Sun, or an aspect of it, usually by its perceived power and strength.

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States and union territories of India

India is a federal union comprising 29 states and 7 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.

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Sudarsan Pattnaik

Sudarsan Pattnaik (born 15 April 1977) is an Indian sand artist from Odisha.

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Sun temple

A sun temple (or solar temple) is a building used for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, dedicated to the sun or a solar deity.

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Superintendent of police (India)

In India, a District Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) or Superintendent of Police (SP) heads the police force of a district.

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Tehsil

A tehsil (also known as a mandal, taluk, taluq or taluka) is an administrative division of some countries of South Asia.

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Utkala Kingdom

Utkala Kingdom was located in the northern and eastern portion of the modern-day Indian state of Odisha.

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Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism (Vaishnava dharma) is one of the major traditions within Hinduism along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.

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Vijayadashami

Vijayadashami (IAST: Vijayadaśamī) also known as Dasara, Dusshera or Dussehra is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navratri every year.

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Women in India

The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.

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2011 Census of India

The 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puri_district

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