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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox river<br />
| name = Birupa River<br />
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| image = Birupa River 03.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Birupa River near village Mulabasant, [[Cuttack]]<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Birupa River mouth<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = Country<br />
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| subdivision_type2 = State<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Odisha]]<br />
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| source1 = [[Mahanadi|Mahanadi River]]<br />
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| source1_coordinates = {{Coord|20|29|49.9|N|85|54|15.24|E|type:river|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| mouth = [[Bay of Bengal]]<br />
| mouth_location = Dhamra<br />
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The '''Birupa River''' is a river which flows through the Indian state of [[Odisha]].<ref name=oneindia/><ref>{{cite book |author1=N. N. Banerjei ยท |title=Report on the Agriculture of the District of Cuttack |date=1893 |publisher=Bengal Secretariat Press |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KLxAAQAAMAAJ&dq=Birupa&pg=PA11}}</ref> It is a distributary of the [[Mahanadi|Mahanadi River]]. It originates from the [[Mahanadi]]'s upper reaches and joins the [[Brahmani River]] at [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krushnanagar]] before emptying into the [[Bay of Bengal]] at [[Dhamra]].<ref name=study/> It is one of several distributaries of the Mahanadi, including the Paika, [[Chitroptala river|Chitroptala]], Genguti, and Lun rivers.<br />
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Birupa River holds historical and religious significance in coastal Orissa. The river was a popular destination for pilgrims visiting [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] shrines, and it also served as a route for [[Bhikkhu|Buddhist monks]] traveling to [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] and [[Java]]. The Pancha Pandava temple in Jalauka, built around the 9th century, has beautiful carvings from the [[Somavamsi dynasty]] and is situated on the banks of the River Birupa.<ref name=oneindia>{{cite news |title=Birupa river likely to fade into history - WSO |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/11/21/birupa-river-likely-to-fade-into-history-wso-1164117868.html?story=1 |publisher=[[Oneindia.com]] |date=November 21, 2006}}</ref><br />
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Badi Genguti is a river tributary of the Birupa River in the coastal plains of the Lower Sub Basin of [[Mahanadi]]. It branches out from the Birupa at Samsarpur village and flows for 25 kilometer before rejoining the Birupa at [[Kharagpur]] village. Both the Birupa and Badi Genguti rivers traverse through the districts of [[Cuttack]], [[Kendrapara]], and [[Jagatsinghpur]], characterized by elevations ranging from 10 to 50 meters.<ref name=study>{{cite book |title=Final Feasibility Report of Cluster 4 - Birupa / Badi Genguti / Brahmani River |url=https://iwai.nic.in/sites/default/files/837781983NW-22%20Birupa%20Badi%20Genguti%20Brahmani%20Final%20FSR.pdf}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Waters of South Asia}}<br />
{{Hydrography of Odisha}}<br />
{{Hydrography of Chhattisgarh}}<br />
{{Eastern Ghats|state=collapsed}}<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
[[Category:Rivers of Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Rivers of Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Tributaries of the Mahanadi River]]<br />
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