Narsinghpur

Narsinghpur was the seat of a small hill state north of the Mahanadi in Odisha. Forested hills marked its northern boundary, while the river lay to the south and neighbouring estates pressed upon its lands. Tradition relates that the country was once held by two Kondh chiefs, Narsingh and Poro, before a chief named Dharma Singh defeated them. The local rulers later held the title Harichandan Mahapatra under the Gajapati of Puri.