Debakunda

Devkund
ଦେବକୁଣ୍ଡ
Devkund
Devkund waterfall and pond.
Devkund waterfall and pond.
Location Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
Coordinates 21°35′00″N 86°22′00″E / 21.5833°N 86.3666°E / 21.5833; 86.3666Coordinates: 21°35′00″N 86°22′00″E / 21.5833°N 86.3666°E / 21.5833; 86.3666
Part of Devkund waterfall
Ambika Temple at Devkund.

Devkund or Deokunda is naturally created pond located in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, India, and is part of the Simlipal National Park.[1][2] The flowing water from an adjacent waterfall has created this pond. There is a temple called "Ambika Mandira" that was discovered by Rajkumar Prafulla Chandra Bhanja Deo, a researcher and a king during British Raj who stayed at Devkund and researched about this place.[3][4][5] Debakunda is home to lichen species like Parmeliaceae.[6]

Location

Devkund is located at a distance of 60 km from Baripada and 85 km from Balasore.

Etymology

Devkund is combination of two Odia words "Deba" (deity) and "Kunda" (a small pond or tub].

References

  1. ↑ Jitāmitra Prasāda Siṃhadeba (1 January 2004). Tantric Hedonism of Mahanadi Valley: Uddiyana Pitha. D. K. Print World (P) Limited. ISBN 978-81-246-0269-0.
  2. ↑ Jitāmitra Prasāda Siṃhadeba (1 January 2003). Some tantric esotericism of Orissa. R.N. Bhattacharya. ISBN 978-81-87661-30-6.
  3. ↑ Prafulla Chandra Bhanja Deo; Jitāmitra Prasāda Siṃhadeba (2007). A Tantric Scholar, and the British Wrath on Bastar State: Historical Documentation Relating to Rajkumar Prafulla Chandra Bhanja Deo, and Swami Nigamananda Saraswati. Punthi Pustak. ISBN 978-81-86791-66-0.
  4. ↑ The Orissa Historical Research Journal. Superintendent of Research and Museum. 1998.
  5. ↑ Jitāmitra Prasāda Siṃhadeba (2006). Archaeology of Orissa: with special reference to Nuapada and Kalahandi. R.N. Bhattacharya. ISBN 978-81-87661-50-4.
  6. ↑ P. K. Divakar; Sarat Misra; D. K. Upreti (2004). Parmelioid lichens in India: a revisionary study. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. ISBN 978-81-211-0389-3.


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