Orissa, officially spelled Odisha,is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga. Orissa is home to the Hirakud Dam, near Sambalpur, which is the longest earthen dam in the world.
Orissa has several popular tourist destinations. Puri, Konark and Bhubaneswar are known as Golden Triangle of eastern India. Puri, with the Jagannath temple near the Bay of Bengal sea and also famous for the Rath Yatra (Car Festival), and Konark, with the Sun Temple, are visited by thousands of tourists every year.�
Latitude 20� N� Longitude 85� E
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