Laxmisagar

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Laxmisagar
Coordinates: 20.2685° N, 85.8485° E
CountryIndia
StateOdisha
CityBhubaneswar
PIN Code
751006

Laxmisagar (ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀସାଗର) is a famous place in

Hindu Goddess of Wealth, and "Sagar", which in Sanskrit
means the sea or ocean. Laxmisagar is famous for the Central Jail, which is one of the biggest jails in Odisha. Many big names including well-known political prisoners and notorious criminals have spent time in the Central Jail at Laxmisagar. The open space in front of the jail has been a place for film shooting, where many famous imprisonment and jail-break scenes have been videographed in a great number of Oriya films.

Major landmarks

Apart from the central jail, the other major landmarks of Laxmisagar are the

and the North-eastern states of India. It is a place of scholastic research where eminent translators and linguists from all over India commingle to share their knowledge.

The Gram Sevika Taalim Kendra at Laxmisagar is the largest of its kind in Orissa. It provides residential accommodation and training facility to hundreds of rural women, including tribal ladies, at a time.

The Gokulananda Maharathi Law College (affiliated under Utkal University) has also a campus inside the Laxmisagar Municipal Highschool compound. The Regional Traffic Training Institute is also situated in Laxmisagar, where the headquarters of the Seventh Battalion of Orissa Armed Forces was located.

Places of interest

Laxmisagar is situated on the

Sriram temple, Trinath Temple, patitapabana temple and LaxmiNarayan temple,Adisakti temple,maa duladei temple,Nilakantheswar temple,sanischara templeBuddheswari temple. The Bhubaneswar Stock Exchange
was also situated in Laxmisagar near Cuttack Road.

Famous personalities

The famous

Bijoy Mohanty and Jayaraj (Jayee) have resided here. The eminent writer and compiler of Gyanamandal (the famous Oriya encyclopaedia), Binod Kanungo compiled his magnum opus
at the Eastern Regional Language Centre in Laxmisagar.Rakesh Patra president of Bhagat sing youth association.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Location of Eastern Regional Language Centre".

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