Sambalpur:My city my pride

Sambalpur is a city loaded with rich culture and history located on the western part of Odisha. It covers an area of 89 sq km.Sambalpur is worldwide famous for its hand loom works in short sambalpuri textile and the patterns on the clothes are beautifully designed and gives it so special look. Sambalpur is also known as handloom city of India. The city sambalpur is named after lord MAA SAMALESWARI.
Sambalpur is a cultural, education, technology, administrative centre of western .Sambalpuri is the most common language spoken in this region but sometimes English and Hindi is used . There are 3 sub division, 9 blocks and 138 gram Panchayat present within the sambalpur district. Sambalpur is one of the important city if we see in terms of cultural activities,trading, transportation and even education. As there are lot of collages in sambalpur city ,so this city is very famous among students and they have wide range of variety in choosing the college and school. Sambalpur is the head quarter of Mahanadi corporation limited.
Member of legislative assembly-Jay Narayan Mishra
Member of parliament-Nitesh Ganga Deb
Collectrorate- Subham Saxena
TRANSPORTATION
Sambalpur railway junction is one of the busiest and important station in odisha. Sambalpur Railway division comes under east coast Railway that connects sambalpur to the rest of cities. Sambalpur railway station was declared as the cleanest railway station of East coast Railway.
Sambalpur has well developed transport facilities.some of the major roads and highways are
NH-53,NH-55, HIGHWAY-15, HIGHWAY-10,BIJU EXPRESS WAY.
FESTIVALS
Sital sasthi is one of the most important festival celebrated in sambalpur.The is marriage ceremony of lord Shiva and Goddess parvati. It is celebrated for a week in the month of June.It is celebrated with great joy and devotion.
Nuakhai is one of the famous festival in western Odisha. It is celebrated in the month of August-September, a day after the Ganesh puja. It’s a festival of harvest . In this the farmers worship their first produced food grain and then have their ‘nua’.
Bhai juntia is celebrated during navaratri. Girls and married women have a fast for whole day for the well being and great life of their brothers.
TEMPLES
Maa samaleiswari temple one of the most renowed temple in western odisha.It is situated on the bank’s of mahanadi river.This temple was established by king balaram dev in 1542 AD. Maa samaleiswari symbolises the mother earth.
Maa ghanteswari temple one of the most religious temple in sambalpur.This temple is located in chiplima about 30km from sambalpur and besides the mahanadi river.The temple is surrounded by 1000 of ghanta(bells) all around.people came here and offers their wish to goddess maa ghanteswari and then offers bell.
The lining temple of Huma about 25 km from sambalpur and this temple is dedicated to lord shiva.The main temple is titled in one direction whereas the others temples are tilted in other direction even the boundaries are titled.
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
Hirakud dam
Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary
Maa samaleiswari temple
Maa ghanteswari temple
Gudguda waterfall
Usakhoti waterfall
Pradhanphat falls
Devjharan waterfall
Right dyke
Gandhi minar
Jahawar minar
I love sambalpur
THE DISAPPEARING FOOD:SARSATIA
Sarasati a sweet dish which is rarely available in western Odisha . It is prepared from the extract of Ganjer and Arura rice. People from abroad came to sambalpur especially for sarsatia..
Get a bite before it gets disappear….
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Veer surendra sai university of technology
Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

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