Khariar

Khariar (also called Khadial, Rajkhariar and Rajakhariar) is a city and a Notified Area Council in Nuapada District of the Indian state of Odisha.

[1][2] The Chauhan reign from Patnagarh continued over the region and later expanded through the establishment of their cadet branches extending their rule over areas of Western Odisha and eastern Chhattisgarh.

[3] In 1600 CE, Raja Gopal Rai who belonged to the Chauhan family of Balangir was crowned as the first king of Khariar.

Khariar is the one of the major towns in Nuapada district and the main business centre in the locality.

It is located in the western part of Odisha, close to the border of Raipur District, Chhattisgarh.

It belongs to the Mahanadi basin the Eastern Ghats where mountains are interspersed with wide valleys.

The other festivals like Rathayatra, Dusshera, Holi, Diwali, Eid, Christmas, Chindaguda (Dhanujatra, Anchalika Sanskrutik Utsav) are also celebrated in Khariar.

[9] The activities of this town include running of schools, shops or very small industries and bus communications.