Bhubaneswar, Sept. 25 -- The Odisha chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has urged the state government to conserve and restore the historic Gohiratikiri battlefield in Bhadrak district, which lies in neglect despite its immense historical and cultural importance.
The site, located within the Dhamnagar Panchayat Samiti on the western bank of the Genguti river, is remembered as the place where the last independent king of Odisha, Gajapati Mukunda Dev, was martyred in 1568 during a war with the Muslim rulers of Bengal.
According to history, Mukunda Dev had set up his military camp in the dense forest near Gohiratikiri, building fortifications, watchtowers, barracks, and ponds to sustain his troops. Sev...