CUTTACK

CUTTACK (20° 30`N, 85°50`E), one of the principal towns of Orissa, was visited by Guru Nanak during his travels across the country. The local chief Raja Pratap Rudra Dev and many of his subjects received instruction at the hands of the Guru. A commemorative shrine established later by Udasi priests still exists near Kishti Ghat on the bank of the Mahanadi River.