It is an ancient village, inhabited about more than 5,000 years ago.
It should be no surprise that ancient villages were located at the water's edge.
The city consists of ancient villages have now become real neighborhoods.
The reserve also has remains of an ancient village from the Byzantine period.
"Like women at the water well in some ancient village," she wrote, "we shared information."
This is almost the only visible reminder of the ancient village.
This ancient village is believed to be founded about 5000 years back.
It is an ancient village which was earlier known as Devpurinagari.
It is all that remains of an ancient village destroyed during a war long ago.
It is an ancient village, and one of the largest in Orissa.