Barabati Fort

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The Barabati Fort is the thirteenth century fort. It built by the rulers of the East Ganga dynasty in Cuttack, Odisha, India. 

The ruins of the fort are built with its ditch, gate and mud mound of  the nine – story palace, refreshing the memories of the past.  

Today, it is located next to the modern Barabati Stadium which is a place for various sports events and cultural events. 

The presiding deity of the city farther than the fort is also a temple dedicated to cuttack candi.  

Now, the old Gadakhai  plans to develop boating facility and a world  class tourist destination with world class parks.  The work of restoring  of gadkhai is in progress. 

It is located on the head of the delta formed by the Mahanadi River in  the north and its distribution at the central point of the ridge about 8  km from the Centre of the ridge. In the south the story duo is located  at an elevation of 14.62 m from the sea level. 

Scholars have given different opinions regarding the date of construction of the Barabati fort.  

The Madalpanji, the Jagannath temple chronicle narrates an interesting story that follows.