BPCL’s first integrated 2G+1G BioEthanol refinery at Bargarh, Odisha is scheduled for mechanical completion .

[4] The headquarter of Bargarh district lies on the NH 6, Kolkata to Mumbai, hence well connected to the rest of the country with the well-constructed road.

[citation needed] Although no clear data is available about the settlement, the old fort walls can be traced near the 'Jeera' river towards the plains of Ambapali.

Buddhism played a significant role in defining the lifestyle of the people for a short period of time.

[5] The legendary hero Veer Surendra Sai led his war against the British from Debrigarh, which is a peak on the Barapahad Range.

Other than Oriya speaking people who form the majority, the town has some Marwari community who have migrated and settled down.

Kuiltas and Dumals are presumed to be an offshoot of the original Chasa (agrarian) community and are synonymous with the Khandayats of the coastal region.

Agraria's were migrated from the Mughal empire of Agra for establishing a cultivator community during the war when Kuiltas was assigned the duty of part-time Kshatriyas.

It depicts the mythological story of Krishna starting from the marriage of his parents (Devaki and Basudev) till the death of Kansha, the evil king.

This Festival is considered as World's Largest open air theater played across an 8 kilometers radius.

On this occasion, the new grain after harvesting is first offered to the local deity and during this festival, the people get themselves lost in merrymakings.

Wearing new clothes, preparing delicious foods the people of this area celebrate this festival with enthusiasm.

[2] Based on the historical storyline of Gupta dynasty, the actors enact the King Vikramaditya, Kalidas and attacker Paschim Satrap and the villagers play the role of a resident of Ujjain.

The big statue of Goddess Shyama Kali is made up of alloy including 8 kinds of metals.

The Lord stays in Mausima Mandir for 9 days and again on the Dasami of Asadha the return Cart Festival is celebrated.

[citation needed] The Maha Shivaratri at Kedarnath Temple celebrated on the Chaturdasi in the month of Falguna.

The Bali (Sand) Yatra is celebrated on the sand-bed of river Zeera at Khuntpali on the day of Kartika Purnima.

All the safety security and smooth conduct of the festival is done by a volunteer group saptarshi swechhasevi sangathan.

It is directly connected to Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Raipur,Visakhapatnam,Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Ranchi, Asansol, Kolkata, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Surat, and Mumbai.

A part of the district is well irrigated with a network of canals originating from the river Mahanadi, ensuring a good crop.

This is the Dawning – place of the mentioned Lord Nrushinghnath, the presiding Deity of the sacred mount Gandhamardhan– an endearing multitude of memories, surprisingly amalgamating the legends of the Ramayan, the Mahabharat, the Buddhist Era; even reminiscent of Bhoj Raj, Kabir and Tantracharya Nagarjuna (the preserver of all scripture).

In the Treta Yuga (the Silver Age), Jambavan (the unerring counselor of Rama) had suggested Hanuman to bring Bisalyakarani ere dawn, so that Lakshmana would rise back to life.

Glowing tributes are paid to Hiuen T'sang, the champion Chinese traveler, who was attracted by the scenic splendor of Gandhamardan, during his tour to Dakhin Koshal (part of which is current Chhattisgarh and the bewitching colorful zone of Western Odisha).

He has spoken of the flowering Buddhist University of Parimalagiri (po-lo-mo-lo-ki-li), which had its campus on the picturesque Gandhamardan hills.

Besides being home to more than 5000 rare medicinal herbs (some hitherto - unidentified), providing medicines for fatal diseases like cancer, tuberculosis, leprosy, filarial, epilepsy, asthma, kidney and liver dysfunctions even AIDS, Gandhamardan serves as a wildlife sanctuary for a large number of rare species of birds and animals and thereby donating its portions towards balancing the Global Ecological Pyramid.

It is divided into two parts; the first being the seat of the Lord – a short, raised narrow plinth and the other Jaga Mohan (the antechamber) having three gates and is supported by four pillars, the like found nowhere in Odisha.

This mighty structure resembles that of a typical Buddhist cave and prompts us to recall the description of a Buddha Vihar by Hiuen Tsang.

In the district of Bargarh, a large number of Siva temples were built during the Chauhan rule of the undivided Sambalpur.

It was a noted rebel stronghold during the revolt of Balabhadra Deo, the Gond Zamindar of Lakhanpur, who was killed here.

Except for elephants, wild buffaloes, and blank Bucks, most of the other important animals in the State of Odisha are more or less represented here.