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Sambalpur is the capital of one of India's most distinctive handloom traditions. Sambalpuri ikat — known locally as bandha — is a double-ikat resist-dyeing …

Completed in 1957, the Hirakud Dam is one of the longest earthen dams in the world, stretching approximately 25 kilometres across the Mahanadi River …

The Samaleswari Temple is the most revered religious site in western Odisha and one of the most important shrines in the entire state. It …

Unusual leaning Shiva temple near Sambalpur, set by the Mahanadi and wrapped in local legend.