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27-489: Dashapalla , also known as Daspalla , is an archaeologically important site situated in Nayagarh district , Odisha , India. Available records, writings, books reveal that at first there was no such place known as Daspalla. Rather it was a part of Boudh State ruled by Bhanj Kings. During the rule of Bira Bhanj there was a rift in between Bira Bhanj and his cousin, Sal Bhanj. The dissident Sal Banj left Boudh and proceeded to meet

54-432: A cradle. Charitable events and community meals are also organized. The festival is an occasion for moral reflection for many Hindus. Important celebrations on this day take place at Ayodhya 's Ram Mandir and numerous Rama temples all over India. Ratha yatras (chariot processions) of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana , and Hanuman occur at several places. In Ayodhya, many take a dip in the sacred river Sarayu and then visit

81-480: A ranking of 453rd in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 247 inhabitants per square kilometre (640/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.3%. Nayagarh has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.17%. 8.28% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.17% and 6.10% of

108-404: A wonderful thing that a wild dove was hunting and defeating a Chhanchan (Bird of prey). So, he thought the place a heroic one and decided to change his capital to that place. At that time there was a Kandha chieftain named Kunj Malik. King Padmanav Bhanj defeated Kunj Malik and started his capital here but after the name of Kunja Malik the capital got named as Kunjabanagarh . Guri Charan Deo Bhanj

135-450: Is Biju Patnaik Airport at Bhubaneswar . The nearest Railway station is Daspalla railway station. Dashapalla falls under the Kandhamal (Lok Sabha constituency) and Daspalla (Odisha State Legislative Assembly). Daspalla is famous for Lankapodi Yatra and Kuanria Mahotsav . The Lankapodi Yatra commences on the day of Ram Navami and continues for a fortnight. Lanka podi Yatra (festival)

162-542: Is a holiday for government employees in India. The rituals and customs associated with Rama Navami vary from region to region throughout India. The day is marked by reciting from the Hindu epic Ramayana which narrates the tale of Rama. Vaishnava Hindus celebrate the festival by visiting temples, praying, fasting, listening to spiritual discourses and singing bhajans or kirtans (devotional songs). Some devotees offer worship to Rama like an infant by placing an image of him in

189-450: Is bordered by Khordha district to the south and east, Cuttack district to the east and north, Angul district to the north, Boudh district to the northwest, Kandhamal district to the west and Ganjam district to the southwest. According to the 2011 census , Nayagarh district has a population of 962,789, roughly equal to the nation of Fiji or the US state of Montana . This gives it

216-545: Is celebrated across different places of the state, but Daspallah in Nayagarh district is the most popular and the oldest which continues to attract the admires of mythology and folk culture since 1802. The Kuanria Dam is a water reservoir for irrigation and fishery purpose with a deer park alongside which makes it a visiting and picnic place as well. Daspalla bears the foot prints of a number of famous personalities. Some of them are following- Nayagarh district The district

243-682: Is situated in the middle of Odisha. It is 127 kilometres (79 mi) from Bhubaneswar, the state capital, via Khurda and Nayagarh; 144 kilometres (89 mi) from Puri by New Jagannath Sadak , via RAJA-RANPUR , Nirakarpur and Chandanpur; 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Sambalpur via Rairakhol and Boudh; 140 kilometres (87 mi) from Berhampur via Aska and Bhanjanagar; 107 kilometres (66 mi) from Anugul via Hindol and Narasinghpur; 295 kilometres (183 mi) from Bhawanipatna via Kandhamal , Phulbani; and 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Bolangir via Subarnapur and Boudh. National Highway 224 passes through Dashapalla. Nearest airport

270-557: The Sree Ramaseva Mandali , R.C.T (R.) Chamrajpet, organizes India's most prestigious, month-long classical music festival. The uniqueness of this 80 year old musical extravaganza is that celebrated Indian classical musicians, irrespective of their religion, from both genres – Carnatic (South Indian) and Hindustani (North Indian) – descend down to offer their musical rendition to Rama and the assembled audience. In eastern Indian states such as Odisha , Jharkhand , and West Bengal ,

297-770: The Gajapati of Puri through the ages old Jagannath Sadak. While resting with his followers at Padmlatola Forest, the king of Nayagarh got the news and made alliance with Sal Bhanj and declared him the king of that area. Getting the news, Bir Bhanj of Boudh got angry and sent a troop to capture Sal Bhanj. But the troop of Boudh got defeated at the hands of Sal Bhanj and Nayagarh soldiers. As Sal Bhanj got Yasha (Fame), he named his kingdom as Yashpalla or Daspalla . Other historians tell that king Sal Bhanj had only das (oriya for 10) Pallies (villages) so Daspalli got renamed as Daspalla. This incident took place in 1495. King Sal Bhanj ruled for 3 years only and then his son Naran Bhanj ascended

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324-478: The Jagannath temples and regional Vaishnava community observe Rama Navami, and begin preparations for their annual Jagannath Ratha Yatra in summer. Devotees associated with ISKCON fast throughout the day. A number of ISKCON temples introduced a more prominent celebration of the occasion of the holiday with the view of addressing needs of growing native Hindu congregation. It was however a notable calendar event on

351-559: The Rama temple. Details regarding the birth of Rama is mentioned in Valmiki's Ramayana and the Mahabharata. As noted, Rama was born to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in the city of Ayodhya . King Dasharatha had three wives - Kausalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra , but remained sonless for many years. Desperate for an heir, Dasharatha organized a sacrifice to be conducted under the authority of

378-613: The Ramayana and by singing bhajans of Tyagaraja and Bhadrachala Ramdas . The tradition continues in contemporary times in the Hindu temples of Durban every year. Similarly, in Trinidad and Tobago , Guyana , Suriname , Jamaica , other Caribbean countries, Mauritius , Malaysia , Singapore , and many other countries with Hindu descendants of colonial-era indentured workers forced to leave British India have continued to observe Rama Navami along with their other traditional festivals. It

405-589: The Ramayana, organizing ratha yatras (chariot processions), charitable events, hosting a wedding procession ( kalyanotsavam ) of Rama and Sita, and offering reverence to Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman who have played important roles in Rama's life story. Surya , the Hindu solar deity, is also worshipped among some communities. In Karnataka , Rama Navami is celebrated by the local mandalis (organizations) and streets, by dispersing free panakam (a jaggery drink) and some food. Additionally, in Bengaluru, Karnataka,

432-743: The Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas. Rama Navami is one of the Hindu festivals that is celebrated by the Indian diaspora with roots in Uttar Pradesh and other states. The descendants of Indian indentured servants who were forced to leave India due to famines and then promised jobs in colonial South Africa before 1910 in British-owned plantations and mines, and thereafter lived under the South African apartheid regime, continued to celebrate Rama Navami by reciting

459-511: The birth of four sons, Dasharatha's desire was fulfilled. A number of cities mentioned in the Ramayana legends about Rama's life observe major celebrations. These include Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Rameswaram ( Tamil Nadu ), Bhadrachalam ( Telangana ) and Sitamarhi (Bihar). The rituals and customs associated with Rama Navami vary from region to region throughout India. Many of these traditions include reading and listening to discourses from

486-507: The district border of Cuttack, Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal and Ganjam. The Daspalla state has been divided into two Blocks namely Daspalla and Gania. Previously, Daspalla State was divided into 14 parganas with a Sardar as its chief. Daspalla is a place of hills and mountains, forests, streams, rivers, falls, gorge, wild growth and wild animals predominantly occupied by Tribals of Kandha and Khaira Tribe. Presently, Daspalla Block has 19 Gram Panchayats and Gania Block has 8 Gram Panchayats. Daspalla

513-422: The live-streaming of the event across the globe. During Rama Navami, reading or listening from literature about Rama is a common practice. Reading the entire Ramayana (Hindu epic entailing the adventures of Rama) for a week leading up to Rama Navami is organized. The earliest version of the text was composed by the sage Valmiki . Tulsidas 's Ramcharitmanas , a later version of the Ramayana written in

540-493: The masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta / pūrṇimānta . If a festival falls in the waning phase of the moon, these two traditions identify the same lunar day as falling in two different (but successive) masa. Rama Navami ( Sanskrit : राम नवमी , romanized :  Rāmanavamī ) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Rama , one of the most popularly revered deities in Hinduism, also known as

567-505: The population respectively. Languages of Nayagarh district in (2011) Odia is the predominant language, spoken by 99.09% of the population. Kui is spoken by a small minority (0.60%). Ram Navami The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying

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594-481: The sage, Rishyasringa , which concluded with a celestial figure that emerged from a fire with a pot of rice and milk. As instructed, the king divided the contents of the pot among his wives to drink. As a result, Kausalya gave birth to Rama on the ninth day of the bright half ( Shukla Paksha ) of the lunar cycle of Chaitra (March–April), also known as Rama Navami. Furthermore, Kaikeyi gave birth to Bharata and Sumitra bore twins - Lakshmana and Shatrughna . Thus, with

621-514: The seventh avatar of Vishnu . He is often held as an emblem within Hinduism for being an ideal king and human through his righteousness, good conduct and virtue. The festival falls on the ninth day of the bright half ( Shukla Paksha ) of the lunar cycle of Chaitra (March–April), the first month in the Hindu calendar . It is also part of the Chaitra Navaratri festival in spring. Rama Navami

648-425: The throne. But records found at Boudh state reveal that Daspalla was formed by Naran Bhanj in 1498 during the reign of Siddya Bhanj. However, it is a fact that Daspalla was formed during the last part of 15th century being separated from Baudh. The headquarters of Daspalla changed from Badmul to Gania, Gania to Madhyakhand, Madhyakhand to Puruna Daspalla. The ninth king of Daspalla Padmanav Bhanj, during hunting, saw

675-549: The traditional Gaurabda calendar with a specific additional requirement of fasting by devotees. On April 17, 2024, the first Rama Navami after the consecration of Ayodhya's Ram Temple was celebrated by thousands of devotees across India. On this occasion, the Ram Temple witnessed a unique event at noon as the forehead of the Ram Lalla murti was anointed with a ray of sunlight, known as Surya Tilak . Scores of devotees watched

702-457: The vernacular of that time, is also popularly recited. The start of the composition of the Ramcharitmanas began on Rama Navami. A public dramatic performance, known as Ramlila , is annually hosted on the festivals of Rama Navami and Vijayadashami. Ramlila encapsulates the story of Rama through music, drama, dance and various other mediums. The enactments of Ramlila are inspired by

729-443: Was crowned ruler in 1803. He was succeeded by a line of titular Rajas. Geaographically, it is located at 20°21′0″N 84°51′0″E  /  20.35000°N 84.85000°E  / 20.35000; 84.85000 at an elevation of 122 m (400 ft) above mean sea level (MSL). During pre-independence era it was a small garhjat (princely state) named as Daspalla State with headquarters at Kunjabanagarh. Its boundary touches

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