Sonepur area specializes in textiles and terracotta, Tarbha and Binka produce brass metal works, Ullunda is home to a tradition of stone carving, and Dunguripali produces Paddy crafts. Subarnapur is home to the poet and prophet Mahima Dharma. The district is also known for "Danda-nata", a religious folk tradition which is native to the area. Temple town, Sonepur Paschima Lanka Lanka Podi Sasisena Kavya Sasisena Temple Sureswari Temple Subarnameru Temple Lankeswari Temple Tourist attractions Mahima pitha, Khaliapali Gyaneswar Baba Shiv temple and museum at Kenjhiriapali village Metakani Temple, Ullunda Patali Srikhetra, Kotsamlai Rushyashrunga hill at Goudgad jungle Papakshya Ghat, Binka Kapileswar temple, Charda Nabagrahakunda Rameswar Shiva Temple Lord Sri Sri Swapneshwar Temple, Goudgad of BirmaharajPur Block. Thengo Irrigation Project of Birmaharajpur Block Maa Umadevi Temple and Siddheswar Temple Maa Ramachandi & Baba Raneswar Temple, Telanda Gupteswar Baba Temple, Gailmura Bhimtangar, Gailmura Baunsa Bana, Dunguripali Saree Sambalpuri Pata Saree Sonepuri Saree Notable people Kailash Chandra Meher, painter awarded the Padma Shri. Nila Madhab Panda, film maker and director of I Am Kalam. Sabyasachi Mohapatra, Odia film director and producer. Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo Education in Subarnapur district Schools Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Tarbha Sri Aurobindo Shikshyakendra, Goudgad Ganapati Adarsha Shikshya Niketan, Biramaharaj Pur Swami Vivekananda Adarsha Vidyalaya, Khandahata Anchalik Uchha Vidya Pitha, Kenjhiriapali Centurion Public School, Dunguripali Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Dunguripali Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Rampur Sahara Trust High School, Sonepur Vishwabharti Chintan Shikshya Niketan, Sonepur Colleges Sonepur College, Sonepur-Raj Model Degree College, Subarnapur Shree Ram College, Rampur Maharaja High School, Sonepur Dunguripali College, Dunguripali Gram Panchayat College, Lachhipur Buddhiram College, Menda Birmaharajpur College Birmaharajpur Politics This district is a part of Balangir Lok Sabha constituency. The MP of Balangir is Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo from the BJP. Vidhan Sabha Constituencies The following are the two Vidhan sabha constituencies of Subarnapur district and the elected members of each area. Villages Baghahandi See also Kosalananda Kavya References External links Iconography of the Buddhist Sculpture of Orissa Cultural Profile of South Kosal Pasayat, C. (1994), "Myth and Reality in Little Tradition: A Study of Dandanata in Odisha" in Man in India, Vol.74, No.4, December 1994, pp. 413–427. Pasayat, C. (1998), Tribe, Caste and Folkculture, Jaipur/New Delhi: Rawat Publications. Pasayat, C. (2003), Glimpses of Tribal and Folkculture, New Delhi: Anmol Pub. Pvt. Ltd. 1993 establishments in Orissa Districts of Odisha