Nilagiri

Nilagiri is a town and a notified area committee in Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha.HistoryNilgiri is a very small town but replete with rich history and heritage. While its history could be traced back to paleolithic age, the modern history was more eventful owing to the growing consciousness of democracy and self-rule. At the dawn of the 20th century, peasants began to rise against the despotic king but such uprisings were crushed with brutal methods.However, those uprisings gained momentum with able leaderships and led to the first peasant movement of India.Odisha Freedom Fighters like Balaram Raj, Shyamsundar Parida, Kailashchandra Mohanty, Banamali Das, Baishnab Patnaik, Brundaban Chandra Sadangi, Satish Chanrdra Das and Nanda Kishore Patnaik violently fought against the local prince and forced him to surrender to newly formed Indian National Government. This was the beginning of the process of 576 princely states joining Republic of India and thus the making of modern political India. In Odisha, people of Nilagiri celebrate this as "The Victorious Uprising of Nilagiri".Tourist attractionPanchalingeshwar is located approximately 10 km from Nilagiri and 30 km from Baleswar. The temple is famous as it has the five Lingams(Phalus) of "Lord Shiva" and a waterfall on a hillside. Many tourists, nature lovers, and spiritual people flock here to enjoy the scenic beauty of the place and to the touch the Shiva Linga (Phalus) located in a pit under the waterfall.