Culture & celebrations
Balangir district: PatnagarhWider city / region
The district site calls Patnagarh the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Patna, about 40 km west of Balangir.
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The same page lists Sital Sasthi in Sambalpur, the wedding of Shiva and Parvati, and says it dates to 1679 and is Odisha’s second-oldest major religious procession after Ratha Jatra.
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