Traditional Names of Odisha

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Odisha's names have been given historically: according to the Kalinga Puranas and the Mahabharata, it was named after Prince Kalinga, King of Bali, and Queen Sudarshan.

Utkala	According to Mahabharata Utkala was a part of Kalinga.
Mahakantara	This name was found during Gupta period.
Udra	It was the kingdom which included coastal region of Odisha.
Odra	This name was given after Odra tribe.
Oddiyana	This name was mentioned in Buddhist texts.
KamalaMandala	It was named for the region of Narla in Kalahandi.
South Kosala	It was named for the modern day Chhattisgarh andWestern parts of Odisha.
Kongoda	This name was found on a copper plate in Ganjam district.
Trikalinga	This name was found on copper plates in Sonepur.
Tosali	It was named for a city including a subdivision of Kalinga during the Asoka period
Odivissa	This name was referred in Buddhist texts for Odisha.
Jajnagar	This name was used for Odisha in some texts like Tarikh Nasiri, Tarikh

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