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Bhawanipatna

Bhawanipatna is a town in western Odisha, India, and the headquarters of Kalahandi district. It became the capital of the princely state of Kalahandi in 1849, when the ruling family moved there from Junagarh. It remains the administrative and commercial centre of a largely rural district.

Bhawanipatna
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Kalahandi State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bhawanipatna. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bhawanipatna
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