Bissam Cuttack

Bissam Cuttack is a town and Notified Area Council in the Rayagada district of Odisha, India.

During the rule of Gangavansis (8th and 9th centuries) it was under the feudatory chief of Kalinga-Utkal empire Dadarnav Dev of Gudari katak.

One stone scripture of 12th century, collected by historian Shri Sriranga Nayak of Bissam Cuttack, supports the statement.

As per the research work done by Satyanarayana Rajguru,[3] of Ganjam district and the then assistant of Kalinga Historical Research society, King Paramardin Dev (who was the ruler of the then Kalinga-Utkal) established a new sub-capital as well as a fort at Bissam Cuttack for better administration of the western- Utkal i.e. Phulbani and Kalahandi area.

When the area was attacked frequently by the rulers of Chedi dynasty, he shifted the sub-capital to Gudari Katak from Bissam Cuttack.

A personal museum cum library (in the name of Adikanda Sangrahalaya)[6] with a good number of unpublished writings and some antique objects relating to the history of Bissam Cuttack, owned by Sri Sriranga Nayak (retd.

A great number of temples enhance the cultural beauty of the town.

Maa Markama Temple in a new look at Bissam Cuttack