Sambalpur

The town of Sambapur. the district head quarters, can be  concenienty made the base for  visiting  various places of Hindi  temples Muslim Mosques, and Christain churches of tourist interest  in the  district  as  well as other district of Western Orissa. Sambalpur is famous  for  its had look textile work which has   earned international  fame in recent times,. The  textiles for thir  unique pattern. name of sambalpur. Sambalpur) is a city, municipality in the western region of Orissa. It is the headquarters of Sambalpur District. Sambalpur derives its name from that of the Goddess Samaleswari; an incarnation of Shakti, who is regarded as the reigning deity of the region. Sambalpur lies at a distance of 321 km from the capital city of Bhubaneswar. In history, it has been variously known as Sambalak, Hirakhanda, Dakhina Kosal. Recently{{Fact|date=January 2009} a low-intensity separatist movement to carve out