Hindol is a town and subdivision in Dhenkanal district of the Indian state of Odisha.
Geography It is located from NH 55 to Gudiakateni, from NH 655 to Satamaili Chowk and is surrounded by reserve forest on the East, South, and West. It was a part of the Hindol princely state before independence. It is from Dhenkanal.
History Hindol was founded from Dudurkote (established before 800 AD) in 1554 by two brothers named Lakshman Mahratta and Bharat Mahratta. They belonged to the family of the Khimedi Raja of Ganjam district, which also ruled over areas in the Madras region. After the East India Company occupied Odisha in September–October 1803, treaties were signed with estates of the region, including Hindol.
RULERS
TenureName1691–1701Achyuta Singh Narendra1701–1733Bhagabat Singh Narendra1733–1770Damodar Singh Narendra1770–1781Radhakant Singh Mardraj Jagadeb1781–1786Ram Chandra Singh Mardraj Jagadeb1786–1829Kishan Chandra Mardraj Jagadeb1829–1841Harihar Singh Mardraj Jagadeb1841–1874Ishwar Singh Mardraj Jagadeb1874–1877Phokar Singh Mardraj Jagadeb18 Jul 1877 – 10 Feb 1906Janardan Mardraj Jagadeb (b. 1853 - d. ....)10 Feb 1906 – 15 Aug 1947Naba Kishor Chandra Mardraj Jagadeb (b. 1891 - d. 19...)
SARBARAKAR & ROYAL RESPONSIBILITIES TenureName & Details800–1800Father and Forehead grandfather of Satyabadi Pratap Singh Garnaik1800–1840 " SATYABADI PRATAP SINGH GARNAIK "1840–1875Champettra Sardar Singh Garnaik son of Satyabadi Pratap Singh Garnaik1875–1890Ghasia Sardar Singh Garnaik son of Satyabadi Pratap Singh Garnaik1890 - 1906Madhu Sardar Singh Garnaik son of Satyabadi Pratap Singh Garnaik1906–1938Somanatha Satrujita Garnaik son of Champettra Sardar Singh Garnaik
Sana Adhyaksh Senapati Nakula Samant Sinhar son of Ghasia Sardar Singh Garnaik1938–1961Sarbarakar Fakira Charan Garnaik son of Ghasia Sardar Singh Banamali Garnaik son of Ghasia Sardar Singh
Ananta Garnaik son of Ghasia Sardar Singh
Sadananda Garnaik son of Nakula Samant Sinhar
Baikuntha Garnaik son of Sarbarakar Fakira Charan Garnaik
Kedar Kishor Garnaik son of Sarbarakar Fakira Charan Garnaik Hindol was the home to the Hindol princely state with the Odisha States Agency during the British Raj. After the East India Company occupied Odisha from September to October in 1803, treaties were signed with estates of the region, including Hindol. After Independence, the state merged into the Republic of India in 1947. Thereafter in 1948, when all the princely states including Dhenkanal, Talcher, Athmallik, Pal Lahara and Hindol formally merged with the province of Odisha, the present-day Dhenkanal district was created.
Festivals Hindol hosts five festivals every year, of which three are major. The most important of these is the Rath Yatra.
Harihat Mahotsav
Harihat Mahotsav is the oldest carnival of Hindol. The original name Harihat Mela was converted to Harihat Mahotsav in 2016. But Harihat Mela was an ancient traditional carnival of Hindol that was started many years before the Twentieth Yatra.
Hindol Laxmi Puja Committee Hindol Town 15 Laxmi Puja Committees. Radhakrushna Laxmi Puja Committee, Nutanpatana-C Bus Stand Laxmi Puja Committee, Amalapada Maudamani Laxmi Puja Committee, Post Office Medical Choka Laxmi Puja Committee Kalapana Bazar Laxmi Puja Committee, Nizigarhapatana Mera Bazar Laxmi Puja Committee Karigar Sahi Laxmi Puja Committee Satya Sahi Laxmi Puja Committee, Nutanpatana-A Gopala Sahi Laxmi Puja Committee, Nutanpatana-B Banamalipur Laxmi Puja Committee Pitabali Laxmi Puja Committee Gopalapur Laxmi Puja Committee-A Gopalapur Laxmi Puja Committee-B Radhanathapura Laxmi Puja Committee Champati Sahi Laxmi Puja Committee
Politics Hindol is a part of Hindol Assembly constituency and Dhenkanal Parliamentary constituency.Assembly Constituencies and their EXtentSeats of Odisha
Notable people
Nakula Samanta Singhar - military commander to the feudal chief of Hindol Raja Bahadur Shailendra Narayan Singhdeo - Scion of the erstwhile Princely State of Hindol Nagendra Kumar Pradhan - Indian Politician and former Odisha State Cabinet Minister Shridhar Swami (Mukunda Das) - Founder of the Mahima Alekh cult aka Mahima Dharma
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