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Encyclopedia > Jajpur
For the city in Rajasthan, see Jaipur.

Jajpur or Jajpore is a town and district of Orissa in India. The town is located on the banks of the Vaitarani River.


The capital of Orissa during the Kesari dynasty, it was later supplanted in that role by Cuttack.


A historic site for pilgrimages, its shrines include ones to Viraja, Sveta Varha, and Sapta Matruka.



This district of Orissa was all set to be the abode of Lord Jagannath.


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Jajpur District (229 words)
Jajpur is a historic place of pilgrimage is located at a distance of 92Kms from Cuttack.
Once upon a time Jajpur was the capital of Kalinga kingdom and had achieved the pinnacle of glory in archeological excellence.
The famous Buddhist Complex is said to be ancient seat of Puspagiri, the buddhist university of 7th century A.D. Recently a statue of emperor Ashok is being discovered form Langudi hill.
Jajpur travel guide (143 words)
Otherwise known as Vaitarani Tirtha, Jajpur with Goddess Viraja (Durga) as its presiding deity is one of the sacred places of pilgrimage in Orissa.
The shrine of Sweta Varaha (the white boar incarnation of Vishnu) along with hundreds of other shrines here made Jajpur a Tirtha par excellence.
Additional travel guides are available in ten languages at wikitravel.org.
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