Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Bhadrak, Odisha

The popular belief is that the name of the Town has been derived from the name of the deity.According to legends originally Bhadrakali was worshiped inside a cave in the Meghasana hill of Mayurbhanja district by a sage named Tapasa Russi. After the death of the sage, one of his pupil namely Bhadranatha brought the goddess to Bhunyamahalla of Bhadrak

The Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) is a 50:50 joint venture between L&T and TATA Steel. DPCL has been entrusted, by way of a concession granted by Government of Orissa to build and operate a deep draught, all weather multi user port at Dhamra in Bhadrak district

Bhadrak Kali Puja at Charampa bazaar is a special attraction and the tourists throng from across the State to witness the festival. The puja here is accompanied by a ‘mela’ wherein vendors from not just the State but from West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Manipur and UP set up stalls to exhibit and sell their handicrafts

one merchant namely Dhaneswar who often traded with the Singhalies (Srilanka) had brought a deity namely "Pashana Mangala" from Srilanka and had established the same at Dhamara on his way back home. The said deity later on came to be known as MAA DHAMARAI.

Biranchi Narayan is another name for Lord Surya, the Sun God of light and lustre Today, the standing Biranchi Narayan Temple stands as evidence of the heritage of Surya Upasana in Orissa

Maulana Habeeb-ur-Rahman (alayhirahma) was popularly known as Huzoor Mujahid-e-Millat. He was one of the most prominent Sunni ulemas of post-independent India, whose service to the people of Eastern India is immense. Any trace of Sunniyat in Orissa is largely due to him. No other place in India celebrates the badi Gyarweeh sharif with as much gusto as his hometown, Bhadrak, Orissa (India).