Redhakhol

Redhakhol, also called Rairakhol, lies in the forested hills of western Odisha, southeast of Sambalpur. It was the seat of a small state of the same name, one of the garhs or fortified domains of the region. The surrounding country belonged to a mosaic of such principalities, including Sambalpur, Bamanda and Patna, whose rulers governed lands between the Mahanadi basin and the wooded uplands. Redhakhol retained its own ruling house amid this changing political landscape.