Bijaya Dhananjaya Pur Sasan
Bijaya Dhananjaya Pur Sasan (also known as B.D.Pur, or previously as Tentulia Sasan) is a village/Grama Panchayat under Jagannath Prasad block of Ganjam district in Odisha, India.
Bijaya Dhananjaya Pur Sasan B.D.Pur Sasan | |
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Village | |
  Bijaya Dhananjaya Pur Sasan Location in Orissa, India | |
| Coordinates: 19.95°N 84.60°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 761120 |
| Telephone code | 06823 |
| Vehicle registration | OR-07/OD-07,OD-32 |
| Block | Jagannath Prasad |
| Legislative Assembly Constituency | Bhanjanagar |
| Avg. summer temperature | 41 °C (106 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 22 °C (72 °F) |
| Website | www.bdpur.in |
History
King Dhananjaya 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 medical needs of the community. The Tripathy family were engaged as Kaviraj (practitioners of Ayurveda) and everyone else was engaged as priests. After the advent of democracy in India, most of the priests took teaching jobs. At present almost half the people in the village make their living through teaching or intellectual jobs.
Geography and institutions
Bijaya Dhananjaya Pur Sasan is a semi-urban village located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Bhanjanagar towards the Bhubaneswar state highway. The people from roughly 15 to 20 nearby villages depend on this road for communication and market access. The nearest railway station is 80 kilometres (50 mi) away at Berhampur. The nearest airport is at Bhubaneswar, which is 160 kilometres (99 mi) away.
The village has a degree college (Tentulia Sasan Devasthan College) established in 1981. It has a girls high school, a co-educational high school, a M. E. school and a U.P. school.
The following temples are located in this village:
- Shri Shri Gopinath Swami Temple (where Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva (ChandraShekhar) dwell)
- Shri Shri Balunkeswar Temple
- Maa Gramadevati Temple
- Maa Ugratara Temple
- Maa Bata Mangala Temple (near Tentulia Sasana Devasthan College)
There is a United Bank of India, B.D.Pur Branch
An ancient folk drama group (Prahlada Nataka) is also based in the village.