Chaudwar

Choudwar is a city and a region in Cuttack locale in the province of Odisha, India. Choudwar currently goes under the Cuttack Commissionerate region and an up and coming created city soon according to the arrangement of Odisha Govt."Vision 2030". Choudwar is situated on the banks of the waterways Mahanadi and Birupa, on National Highway 16 and 55. Toward the north of Cuttack - an antiquated town and the social, sparing capital of the state, Choudwar has the remarkable refinement of being a mechanical zone in Odisha state.

The central dialect talked here is Odia. Choudwar once filled in as the capital for the Somakuli Keshari Kings of Odisha. Eight noticeable Siva pithas were built up by the Keshari tradition in the region of Choudwar, which are presently in ruins. Tradition holds that it was the capital for Virat, the brother by marriage of Kichaka. Moreover, the five Pandava siblings, with their partner Draupadi, took shield in Choudwar amid their mystery exile.

The capital had a fortress which had Four Gates, so later its name progressed toward becoming Choudwar. Baidheshwar Temple close Agrahat town is popular for its running stream that is accepted to have been burrowed by Arjuna's arrow based weaponry. The water has an alternate taste and is being gathered by numerous individuals in the region for drinking purpose. From the year 2003, Archeological Survey Of India ASI has begun burrowing the site which is accepted to be Virat's Palace and discovered heaps of utensils, Boudhic components.