Bijaya Dhanurjaya Pur Sasan
BD Pur Sasan
Village
Bijaya Dhanurjaya Pur Sasan is located in Odisha
Bijaya Dhanurjaya Pur Sasan
Bijaya Dhanurjaya Pur Sasan
Location in Orissa, India
Coordinates: 19°57′N 84°36′E / 19.95°N 84.60°E / 19.95; 84.60
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictGanjam
Languages
  OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
761120
Telephone code06823
Vehicle registrationOR-07/OD-07,OD-32
BlockJagannath Prasad
Legislative Assembly ConstituencyBhanjanagar
Avg. summer temperature41 °C (106 °F)
Avg. winter temperature22 °C (72 °F)
Websitewww.bdpur.in

Bijaya Dhanurjaya Pur Sasan (also known as B.D.Pur, or previously as Tentulia Sasan) is a Census town near Bellaguntha of Ganjam district in Odisha, India. It is located 108 km towards North from District Headquarters Chhatrapur. 149 km from State capital Bhubaneswar .It is named by King Dhananjay Bhanja.

History

King Dhananjaya Bhanja (forefather of Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja) donated a small piece of land to a group of Brahmin so they could assist him in worshiping the deities of the kingdom, as well as to look after the medical needs of the community.

Geography and institutions

Bijaya Dhanurjaya Pur Sasan is a semi-urban village located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the nearest town Bellaguntha towards the Bhubaneswar state highway. The people from roughly 15 to 20 nearby villages depend on this road for communication and market access. The nearest railway station is 80 kilometres (50 mi) away at Berhampur. The nearest airport is at Bhubaneswar, which is 160 kilometres (99 mi) away.

The village has a degree college (Tentulia Sasan Devasthan College) established in 1981. It has a girls high school, a co-educational high school, a M. E. school and a U.P. school.

The following temples are located in this village:

  • Shri Shri Gopinath Swami Temple (where Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva (ChandraShekhar) dwell)
  • Shri Shri Balunkeswar Temple
  • Maa Gramadevati Temple
  • Maa Ugratara Temple
  • Maa Bata Mangala Temple (near Tentulia Sasana Devasthan College)

There is a Punjab National Bank, B.D.Pur Branch

An ancient folk drama group (Prahlada Nataka) is also based in the village.

References

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