The Tel river flows in
Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur is a town, villa city and a municipality in Nabarangapur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Nabarangpur district. It helps GMR Group of his Nabarangpur.
Geography and Climate
Nabarangpur is situated ...
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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 ...
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Balangir
Balangir also known as Bolangir, is a city and municipality, the headquarters of Balangir district in the state of Odisha, India. Balangir has one of the best cultural heritage in India. It is also known as one of the finest places for tourists ...
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Boudh
Boudh is a town and a Notified Area Council in Boudh district in the state of Odisha, India. It is the district headquarters of Boudh district. It is located on the bank of Mahanadi, the largest river of the state of Odisha.
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Sonepur District of
Odisha
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, India. Tel is an important tributary of Mahanadi. It flows just eight kilometers away from the town of
Titilagarh
Titilagarh is a town and Municipality in Balangir district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Geography and Climate
Titilagarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).
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. This significant tributary of the
Mahanadi river
The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay o ...
meets the main river at Sonepur or Subarnapur. The convergence of the two rivers offers a remarkable view against a colorful landscape. Baidyanath temple, which is famous for the Kosaleshwar
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
temple, is located on the left bank of the Tel River.
Source: The Tel river originates in plain and open country in the Nabarangpur district of Odisha(Close to Odisha-Chhattisgarh border) near Amravati forest range. It is the largest tributary of the Mahanadi river.
Tributaries of the Mahanadi River
Rivers of Odisha
Rivers of India
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