- Surla
Surla is a village located in
Ganjam district ofOrissa ,India at Andhra-Orissa border onNational Highway -5. On one side of Andhra-Orissa border on NH-5, village Purushottamapuram underIchchapuram municipality limits is located an on other side, village Surla ofGanjam district is located. There is a railway station named Surla Road near to village Surla onHowrah -Chennai mainline.The Surla Road railway station is situated just adjacent to a small mountain called
Govardhangiri . Local people believe that it is the same mountain thatLord Krishna lifted with his little finger to save the cattle and shepherds from a severe cyclone created by the rain godIndra . Sunnapur (literally "golden village", in Oriya, the local language) is a small village of fishermen is one mile away from Surla village. Bahuda, an ancient river, flows into theBay of Bengal here. Visitors will have to cross the mouth of the river to enjoy the vast golden sands of the quiet beach. Berhampur (now renamed "Brahmapur") is the nearest city with fairly good facilities to stay is 15 miles away. Taxi and Orissa state bus services are available from here to go to Surla andSunnapur .
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