Bijayadhanurjayapur

Bijaya Dhananjaya Pur Sasan (also known as B.D.Pur, or previously as Tentulia Sasan), is a town in Orissa, India.

History

King Dhananjay 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 medicine section (Kaviraj/Baidya). The Tripathy family were engaged for Kaviraj and everyone else was engaged as priests. After the advent of democracy in India, most priests took teaching jobs. At present almost half the people in the village make their living through teaching or intellectual jobs.

Geography and institutions

It is a semi-urban village located just 15 km from Bhanjanagar in the direction of Bhubaneswar state highway. The nearest railway station is Berhampur, which is 80kms away from the village. The nearest airport is Bhubaneswar, which is 160 km away.

The people from roughly 15 to 20 nearby villages depend on this road for communication and market access.

The village has a degree college (Tentulia Sasana Devasthan College) established in 1981. It has a Girls High school, co-eduction High School, M.E School and a U.P.School. A computer education center is located at the heart of the village.

It has a rich spiritual heritage, too. The following temples are located in this village: 1. Shri Shri Gopinath Swami Temple (where Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva (ChandraShekhar) dwell) 2. Shri Shri Balunkeswar Temple 3. Maa Gramadevati Temple 4. Maa Ugratara Temple 5. Maa Bata Mangala Temple (near Tentulia Sasana Devasthan College)

An ancient folk drama group (Prahallda Nataka) is also based in this village.

Notable people from this village

1. Late Shri Chandramani Tripathy (First sarapancha of the gram panchayat) 2. Late Shri Dandapani Tripathy (The founder member of T.S.D. College) 3. Dr. Banamali Rath 4. Sri Sushant Kumar Kar 5. Late Hemalata Mishra 6. Sri Banshidhar Kar

External links

• Our B.D.Pur

• WikiMapia