Bhubaneswar, March 5 -- At a time when the entire state on Sunday celebrated the birthday of legendary leader Biju Patnaik, his ancestral house at Ghumusar Nuagaon village near Bhanjanagar in Ganjam is lying dilapidated and neglected.

The house, where Biju Patnaik was born, is in a pathetic state at Ghumusar Nuagaon village. While cracks have developed on the walls, trees have stricken their roots through these cracks. While wild plants and shrubs have surrounded the abandoned house, the asbestos roof is broken at places. Doors hanging from hinges complete the picture.

The house is not only a mute spectator of those days when Biju Patnaik spent his days here, it still has some articles used by him, a cane armchair being one of them.

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