Jajapur
Jajpur, also known as Jajapur, is a city and municipality in Jajpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It was the capital of the Kesari dynasty, later supplanted by Cuttack. It is now the headquarters of Jajpur district.
The oldest record of Jajpur is a part of the history of Odisha. It was the capital of the Keshari king Yayati Keshari in 473 CE. Reports from Chinese travelers mention Jajpur as the capital in the 7th century. It has been a center of Tantrism. The Buddhist kingdom of Bhauma Karas also kept Jajpur as its capital in the 8th century AD. Many Buddhist structures have been excavated in and around Jajpur, namely in Ratnagiri, Udayagiri and Lalitagiri, hinting at the city's Buddhist past.

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