About Choudwar
Choudwar is a city and a municipality in Cuttack district in the Indian state of Odisha. It comes under Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate. Choudwar is located on the banks of Mahanadi and Birupa river near 16 and 55 National Highway. It is adjoining Cuttack, a largest city of Odisha state. The primary spoken language of Choudwar is Odia. Choudwar was the capital of Somavanshi Keshari kings of Odisha. The Keshari dynasty established eight prominent Shakti Peetha shrines near Chodova, which are now ruined.
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