Nilagiri

Nilagiri lies at the foot of the hills west of the Odisha coastal plain. It was the seat of a small state of the same name, with a fortified residence and a temple dedicated to Jagannath. The surrounding wooded country stands between the coastal lands of Balasore and the uplands of Mayurbhanj. Its fort and shrine mark the place of a local ruling house among the many small states of the region.