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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Dibyasingha Deb
| title = Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb IV
| honorific_suffix =
| succession = King of Puri Gajapati Maharaja
| reign = 7 July 1970 – current (titular)
| image = Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb 1.jpg
| image_size = 200px
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| birth_name = Kamarnab Deb
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|01|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Puri]], [[Odisha]]

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| religion = [[Hinduism|Hindu]]
| spouse = Lilabati Patamahadei<ref>{{cite web |url= http://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=704090211&cat=&n_date=20070409 |title=Puri queen offers special puja in Jagannath temple - News - Webindia123.com |first= |last= |work=news.webindia123.com |year=2007|quote=Puri queen Lilabati Patamaha deb accompanied by her husband Puri King Gajapati Dibya Singh Deb,
|accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref>
| issue = {{plainlist|
*Dibyajyoti Debi
*Debajani Debi
*Debika Debi
*Debesi Debi
}}
| father = Birakishore Deb III
| mother = Surjyamani Patamahadei
| footnotes =
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| predecessor = Birakisore Deb III
| successor =
| house =[[Bhoi dynasty]] (by Adopted) [[Eastern Ganga Dynasty]] (by birth)
}}
'''Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb''' is the current titular King of [[Puri]]. He is the descendant of the [[Eastern Ganga dynasty|Eastern Ganga Dynasty]] through [[Badakhemundi estate|Bada Khemundi]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/jul2005/engpdf/rani_suryamani_mahadei.pdf|title=Orissa Review|pages=1}}</ref> and Bamra<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s325ddc0f8c9d3e22e03d3076f98d83cb2/uploads/2018/05/2018050132.pdf|title=Odisha District Gazetteers, Deogarh|pages=19}}</ref> Branch who were adopted by [[Bhoi dynasty]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mohanty|first=Jagannath|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3T2Ph_SmjtoC&pg=PA63&dq=Ramachandra%20Dev%20Birakishore%20Dev%20Dibyasinha%20Dev%20Bhoi%20Dynasty%20Suryamani%20Patamahadei%20Rajas%20%20Khurda%20Rajas%20Puri&f#v=onepage&q=Ramachandra%20Dev%20Birakishore%20Dev%20Dibyasinha%20Dev%20Bhoi%20Dynasty%20Suryamani%20Patamahadei%20Rajas%20%20Khurda%20Rajas%20Puri&f=false|title=Encyclopaedia of Education, Culture and Children's Literature: v. 3. Indian culture and education|date=2009|publisher=Deep & Deep Publications|isbn=978-81-8450-150-6|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Manti2014">{{cite book|author=J C Manti|title=The Saga of Jagannatha and Badadeula at Puri (: Story of Lord Jagannatha and his Temple)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QweqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA99|date=22 August 2014|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-93-82652-45-8|pages=99–}}</ref> Rulers of Puri where the royal family currently resides.<ref>{{citation |title=The Traditional Role of Gajapati Maharaja in Shri Jagannath Temple |publisher=Orissa Review |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2011/july/engpdf/27-30.pdf |author=Bhaskar Mishra |date=July 2011 }}</ref>
The Gajapati Maharaja is the current "Adhyasevak" (treated as the first and foremost servitor) of Lord Jagannath and according to some customs also considered to be the living reflection of the Lord. He is also the chairman of the Shri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee.<ref>{{citation |title=The Legitimacy of the Maharaja of Puri Relating to Feudatories and the Car Festival |publisher=Odisha Review |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2012/June/engpdf/40-43.pdf |author=Abhimanyu Dash |date=June 2012 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Dibyasingha Deb ascended the throne in 1970 at the age of 17 after the death of his father, the then Maharaja of Puri, Gajapati Birakishore Deb. Before taking the titular name of Dibyasingha Deb, he was named Jenamani Kamarnab Deb.<ref>[http://uppercrustindia.com/oldsite/12crust/twelve/season7.htm "The Maharaja Of Puri"], ''Upper Crust'', retrieved 7 May 2017.</ref>
He did his schooling from Convent School, Puri and Rajkumar College, Raipur in Chhattisgarh. He went on to pursue his graduation in History from the St. Stephens College from where he graduated in 1972 and then pursued LLB from Law Faculty at University of Delhi (1971-1975). He then pursued LLM from the North Western University of Law (1975-1976), Chicago before eventually taking on the traditional role of the titular King of Puri and hence the chairman of the Temple committee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here’s All You Need To Know About The King Of Puri |publisher=Sambad |url=https://sambadenglish.com/heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-king-of-puri/ |date=26 June 2017 |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref>

==Regnal year (Anka year) of the Maharaja==
The Regnal year (known as Anka year) of the Maharaja used for the corresponding Odia year in the [[Odia calendar]] (panjis):

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Regnal & Anka year of Gajapati king of Puri (titular reign since 7 July 1970)
! Gregorian year || Regnal year || Odia year || Anka year
|-
| 2021 CE || 50 || ୧୪୨୮ ଉତ୍କଳାବ୍ଦ 1428 Utkaḷābda || ୬୩ ଅଙ୍କ 64
|}

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