Tosali or Toshali was an ancient city in the present day Odisha state in eastern India . It was the capital of the eastern province of the Kalinga Kingdom . While some scholars tried to identify this ancient city with Dhauli , 7 km away from Bhubaneshwar , other scholars were inclined to identify this city with Shishupalgarh, 5 km away from Bhubaneshwar.
10-541: Recent archaeological excavations showing fort ruins and major ancient era weapons, inscriptions and presence of Kushan era gold coins gives credence to the sites at Radhanagar near Brahmani river in Jajpur district to be the most likely location of Tosali. In 1948, the first excavation in Shishupalgarh was conducted by an Archaeological Survey of India team led by B.B. Lal, followed by another in 1950. These excavations led to
20-565: A location in Odisha is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Brahmani river The Brahmani is a major seasonal river in the Odisha state of eastern India . The Brahmani is formed by the confluence of the Sankh and South Koel rivers, and flows through the districts of Sundargarh , Deogarh , Angul , Dhenkanal , Cuttack , Jajapur and Kendrapara . Also South Koel can be considered as upper reaches of Brahmani. Together with
30-645: The Baitarani, a major river, to form the Dhamra estuary . A distributary called Maipara branches off here to join the Bay of Bengal a short distance away while the main stream proceeds northward for a few km more before ultimately meeting the sea near Chandbali at Palmyras Point . The Brahmani delta is the site of the Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary, famous for its estuarine crocodiles . At about 480 kilometres (300 mi) long,
40-672: The Brahmani is the second longest river in Odisha after the Mahanadi . However, if its constituent rivers are included its length extends to about 799 kilometres (496 mi), of which 541 kilometres (336 mi) are in Odisha. It has a catchment area of about 39,033 square kilometres (15,071 sq mi) in Odisha alone. Apart from the Rengali dam mentioned above, there also exists a barrage shortly before Talcher called Samal Barrage. The Jokadia and
50-550: The discovery of an ancient fortied urban centre in Shishupalgarh. The mud fortification, constructed in the early 2nd century BCE is almost square shaped and about 1.2 km each side. The evidence of habitation outside the fortified area between 300 BCE to 350 CE was also found during the excavations. Since 2001, a joint team from the Deccan College, Pune and the University of California started excavating this site again. So far,
60-660: The major findings of this team include eighteen stone pillars. The 10 Asokan stupas described by the Chinese traveller Xuanzang in his travel accounts Great Tang Records on the Western Regions were discovered nearby. The site matches the accounts made by Hieun Tsang, which he mentions that area here Emperor Ashoka built these stupas to commemorate Gautama Buddha 's visit and preaching. 20°13′35.9″N 85°51′11.0″E / 20.226639°N 85.853056°E / 20.226639; 85.853056 This article related to
70-563: The name of Brahmani, the river crosses the Tamra and Jharbera forests, skirting along National Highway 23 . It then passes the town of Bonaigarh in Sundargarh district before being dammed at Rengali in Anugul district. A large reservoir of the same name is created as a consequence. It then flows through the towns of Talcher and Dhenkanal before splitting up into two streams. The main stream flows by
80-582: The other side of a watershed that also gives rise to the Damodar River . Both of these sources are in the Chota Nagpur Plateau . The site of the Brahmani's origin is mythologically reputed to be the place where Sage Parashara fell in love with the fisherman's daughter, Satyavati who later gave birth to Ved Vyasa , the compiler of the Mahabharata . The place is thus called Ved Vyasa. After assuming
90-686: The river Baitarani , Brahmani forms a large delta before emptying into the Bay of Bengal at Dhamra. It is the second widest river in Odisha after Mahanadi . The Brahmani is formed by the confluence of the rivers South Koel and Sankh near the major industrial town of Rourkela at 22 15'N and 84 47' E. The Sankh has its origins near the Jharkhand - Chhattisgarh border, not far from the Netarhat Plateau. The South Koel too arises in Jharkhand, near Lohardaga , on
100-580: The town of Jajpur Road beyond which it is crossed by National Highway 16 and the Kolkata - Chennai mainline of East Coast Railway . The branch stream called Kimiria receives the waters of the Birupa (a distributary of the Mahanadi , Kelua and Genguti before rejoining the main stream at Indupur. It then flows crisscrossing through Pattamundai . The river then receives the Kharsuan, on its left bank before merging with
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