Odisha

📋Basic Information

🏆Key GK Facts

• 1.Konark Sun Temple — UNESCO World Heritage (13th century Kalinga architecture)
• 2.Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra — world's largest chariot festival
• 3.Chilika Lake — India's largest coastal lagoon and largest wintering ground for migratory birds
• 4.Odissi is one of India's oldest classical dance forms
• 5.Formerly called Orissa — renamed Odisha in 2011
• 6.Kalinga War (261 BCE) — after defeating Kalinga, Ashoka converted to Buddhism
• 7.Odia became a Classical Language of India in 2014

⭐Famous For

🐯Wildlife & National Parks

• 🌿Simlipal National Park
• 🌿Bhitarkanika Mangroves (saltwater croc)
• 🌿Chilika Lake (Irrawaddy dolphins, flamingos)