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The '''Nirmaljhar''' is a [[perennial stream]] in the [[Ganjam District]] in the Indian state of [[Odisha]]. It is located beside the temple of [[Lord Vishnu]].<ref name="District Portal of Ganjam">{{cite web|last1=Odisha|first1=Government of|title=NIRMALJHAR|url=http://www.ordistricts.nic.in/district_profile/travel_and_tourism/tp_details.php?id=238|website=ordistricts.nic.in|publisher=Govt. of Odisha|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Orissa Spider">{{cite web|last=Padhy|first=Krishna Chandra|title=Nirmaljhar of Khallikote Ganjam|url=http://www.orissaspider.com/resources/3475-Nirmal-Jhar-Khallikote-Ganjam.aspx|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref> The Nirmaljhar flows from the ''Badaghati Mountains'' in [[Eastern Ghats]]. [[Khallikote]] princess Smt. Sugyani Devi has currently formed a committee to promote Nirmaljhar as a tourist site.<ref name=Samaj-weekend>{{cite news|last1=Prasad Padhy|first1=Bimala|title=Nirmaljhar|url=http://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/archives/896|accessdate=10 June 2015|publisher=Samaj Weekend Article|date=29 October 2007}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
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Nirmaljhar is located at {{Coord|19.60|N|85.066|E|}}.<ref name=wikimapia>{{cite web|title=Nirmaljhar|url=http://wikimapia.org/13821560/Nirmal-Jhar|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref> It has an average altitude of {{convert|13|m|ft|abbr=on}}. No government accommodations are available on the site, however a [[Panthanivas]] is near ''Rambha'' about 10&nbsp;km away.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
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According to folklore, the name "Nirmalajhara" is derived from two Odia/ Sanskrit words: "nirmala" means 'pure' and "jhara" represents 'stream.'<ref name=Shreekhetra.com>{{cite web|title=Places around Chilika Lagoon|url=http://www.shreekhetra.com/chilikaaround.html|website=shreekhetra.com|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Transportation==<br />
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Nirmaljhar has both road and rail links. On the Northern side, it is 60&nbsp;km from [[Berhampur]] and on the Southern side it is about 120&nbsp;km from the state Capital [[Bhubaneswar]]. Khallikote station is the nearest railway station and is 9&nbsp;km away from ''Niramaljhar''.<br />
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{{Hydrography of Odisha}}<br />
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[[Category:Rivers of Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Ganjam district]]<br />
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[[Category:Rivers of India]]</div>->Hmains