Dayanidhi Birabar Harichandan
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He helped the British troops in 1847 to quell the rebellion of the Raja of Angul.[1] In recognition of this, the British Government conferred upon him the title of Mahendra Bahadur, along with the gift of a Khilat and an elephant.[1] He performed somayajna, which lasted for twenty-one days in 1854.[2] At the conclusion of the yajna, he was bestowed with the title of Rajarshi.[2] When the Orissa famine of 1866 occurred, he took prompt and comprehensive measures to provide sustenance for his subjects.[3]