Deogaon

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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kendujhar District|Kendujhar]]
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'''Deogaon''' is a small village on the banks of [[Kusei River]] in the [[Kendujhar District]] of [[Orissa, India]]. It lies at a distance of 10 km from [[Anandapur]], 90 km from the district headquarters [[Kendujhar]] and 170 km from [[Bhubaneswar]], the state capital.

It is a village within the [[Ghasipura]] Block of [[Anandapur]] Subdivision. The people of the village are [[Hindus]]. Most of the people are farmers, a few work in Government and Private sectors. The majority of youths in the village are engaged in various types of businesses.

The neighbourhood villages are [[Bangarakota]], [[Tarimul]], [[Kesadurapal]] among others.

==Places of interest==
The village is located on the banks of the [[Kusei River]]. It has a unique place in the culture of the [[Kendujhar district]]. In the past it was a flourishing seat of Buddhism.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kendujhar.nic.in/tourism_culture/tourismcul.htm#aa |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301005017/http://kendujhar.nic.in/tourism_culture/tourismcul.htm#aa |archive-date=1 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A {{convert|5|ft|m|1}} high image of ''Abalokiteswar'' stands there as a reminiscence of the Buddhism in the past.

===Kushaleshwar Temple===
The temple of Kushaleswar built in 900 CE is a famous centre of pilgrimage. It is one of the holiest shrine of Lord [[Shiva]] in the district. On the occasion of [[Maha Shivaratri]] a large fair is organized at this place that lasts for more than half a month. Devotees from all over the state come to worship in the temple.

===Pathara Bandha===
It is one of the most important monuments of the place. It is a stone embankment on the river Kusei which is the second of its kind in the state; the first being the embankment on the river [[Kathajodi]] at [[Cuttack]].

==References==
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==External links==
*http://kendujhar.nic.in
{{Kendujhar district}}

[[Category:Villages in Kendujhar district]]

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