Dokarichanchara ( or, ଡୋକରୀଚଂଚରା) is a picnic spot and tourist place situated in Khaligarh village,
Koksara,
Kalahandi
Kalahandi (locally pronounced ''Kalahani'') is a district of Odisha in India. Archaeological evidence of Stone Age and Iron Age human settlement has been recovered from the region. Asurgarh offered an advanced, well civilised, cultured and ur ...
,
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
,
India
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.
Tourism
About 80 years ago, a temple of
God Rama
Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular ''avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being ...
was built in this place. Because of this
Ram Navami
Rama Navami () is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh avatar of the deity Vishnu. people from different parts of Jharkhand attended the world famous international Hazaribagh procession organized in the city every ...
, a 9-day-long festival, occurs every year, which attracts tourists from throughout
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
.
Gallery
Gudahandi
File:Gudahandi Rock painting.jpg, Gudahandi rock art
File:GudaHandi Rock Art.jpg, Paleothic rock paintings at Gudahandi Cave
Dokarichanchara Waterfalls
File:Dokrichanchara.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara Waterfall.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara at Kalahandi.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara Close shot.jpg
File:Bhainraghumar Waterfall at Dokarichanchara.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara front view.jpg
Ram Navami
File:Dokrichanchara Gangajal.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara Valley.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara Ram Navami.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara Kalpabata.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara road.jpg
File:Dokrichanchara during Ram Navami.jpg
References
{{Eastern Ghats
Kalahandi district
Waterfalls of Odisha