Kamala Kumari (Princess of Gangpur State) and Princess of Surguja
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Chauhan dynasty (Sambalpur branch)
Religion
Hinduism
Balarama Deva or Balaram Deo (Odia: ବଳରାମ ଦେବ) was the first Chauhan ruler of Sambalpur State and the tenth in line ruler of the Chauhan dynasty in the Western Odisha region during the sixteenth century. He was a powerful ruler and an excellent military strategist who ruled the hilly and forest tracts of western Odisha that was mostly inhabited by different tribal or aboriginal communities. After his ascension to the throne in the year 1570 CE, he secured the region from the neighboring Ratanpur's Haihayas and build a strong state surpassing the glory of his ancestral Chauhan state of Patna (Bolangir). Balarama Deva had also provided military assistance to the Gajapati king Ramachandra Deva of Khurda Kingdom and help to defend Khurda kingdom from the invading Muslim armies who either belonged to the Mughal Dynasty or the Golconda Sultanate. After consolidation of his authority over the regions of western Odisha and now parts of the state of Chattishgarh, Balarama Deva himself installed the idol of Goddess Samleswari as the head family deity which began the era of cultural rejuvenation in the region.[1][2]
^Raghumani Naik (5 May 2018), CHAUHANS RULE IN SAMBALPUR IN PRECOLONIAL ODISHA (1570-1781 A.D.)(PDF), IJRHRSS, retrieved 12 March 2021
^Raghumani Naik (3 March 2018), GENEALOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CHAUHAN RULERS OF PATNAGARH IN WESTERN ORISSA: A STUDY, IRJHRSS, retrieved 12 March 2021
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for deities within the diverse traditions of Hinduism vary, and include Deva, Devi, Ishvara, Ishvari, Bhagavān and Bhagavati. The deities of Hinduism...
across sects and regions, particularly in respect to the inclusion of Balarama (brother of Krishna) or Gautama Buddha. Though no list can be uncontroversially...
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incarnation Rama during the Treta Yuga, and according to some traditions, as Balarama, brother of Vishnu's incarnation Krishna during the Dvapara Yuga. According...
Hindu scriptures. She is the daughter of King Kakudmi and the consort of Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna, and one of the Dashavatara. Her account...
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are the main characters in the epic. Some additional characters include Balarama, Subhadra, Vyasa, Dhrishtadyumna, Abhimanyu, Pandu, Satyavati and Amba...
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Kapilendra Deva. Kajjala Bhanu (or Bhanu Deva IV) Svarna Bhanu Kalasandha Deva Chudanga Deva Harimani Deva Narasimha Deva Ananta Deva Padmanabha Deva Pitambara...
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Kallara A were situated. According to a popular legend, many devas and sages devoted to Balarama, visited him on the banks of Padmateertham. They requested...
Brahma Purana, and other texts of Hindu literature. This asura is slain by Balarama. He is one of Mainda's brothers, who according to the Ramayana, helped...
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