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Town in Odisha, India
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Keonjhar, officially Kendujhar, is the district headquarter of Keonjhar District in Odisha (formerly Orissa).
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The largest temple.
You may go by bus or by reservation. The bus fare is ₹20 from Anandpur and ₹110 from Bhubaneswar.
Dedicated to Lord Shiva.
waterfall
A small but very beautiful waterfall.
This is a beautiful waterfall on river Baitarani. Shaped like a tub (that is why named "kund", Oriya for tub), legend is that in during Mahabhatrath this was used by Bhima.
A beautiful waterfall near Ghatagaon Maa Tarini Temple. A total of 13 km. 8 km is good road + 5 km zigzag road. Go safely.
By plane
There is an air strip 4 km away at Raisuan, but it has no service operating. The nearest airport is at Bhubaneswar (BBI)- 268 km (capital of Odisha). Ranchi Airport (IXR) is 210 km away.
By train
Keonjhar is part of Daitari-Bansapani rail link. There is one daily express train service from Puri via and Jakhapura with stops at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack (Train Number 18416).
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Bhubaneswar · International · BBI
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