Doodwawalla Dharmasala

Doodwawalla Dharmasala
Doodwawalla Dharmasala Location in Orissa
Coordinates:	20°14′41″N 85°50′09″E / 20.24472°N 85.83583°E / 20.24472; 85.83583Coordinates: 20°14′41″N 85°50′09″E / 20.24472°N 85.83583°E / 20.24472; 85.83583
Location
Country:	India
State:	Orissa
Location:	Bhubaneswar
History
Date built: (Current structure)	1929 A.D.

The Doodwawalla Dharmasala is a three storeyed building built in 1929 and is used as a Hindu pilgrim rest house, located in Bhubaneswar, India.

Location

The Doodwawalla Dharmasala is located on the eastern embankment of Bindusagar tank on the right side of the road leading from Lingaraja temple to Kedar-Gouri lane, Old Town, Bhubaneswar. It is a Dharmasala for the pilgrims commissioned by Late Rai Bahadur Hazari Mal Doodwawalla. At present Ranjit Batu is the caretaker of the Dharmasala.

Description

The Doodwawalla Dharmasala faces the west and is surrounded by paddy fields in the east, Bindusagar tank in the west at a distance of 5.00 metres across the road, the Dalmia Dharamsala in the north and private residential buildings in the south.

References

Book: Lesser Known Monuments of Bhubaneswar by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan (ISBN: 8173751641)

www.ignca.nic.in/asi_reports/orkhurda017.pdf