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= Ghosar = Ghosar (ଘୋଷର), a village that once used to be the second capital of citadel Athmallik kingdom in central Odisha, India. It is situated on the southern bank of Bada Jor (ବଡ ଜୋର), a large tributary of Mahanadi river. This village is also famous for its Grand Road (ବଡ ଦାଣ୍ଡ) connecting Lord Jagannath Temple (ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ଦିର) on the West end to Mausi Maa Mandir (ଶ୍ରୀଗୁଣ୍ଡିଚା ମନ୍ଦିର) on East end.

History
The origin of Gosar village is date back to pre-British rule. Legend says, because of the tyrannical rulers of neighbor princely state Rairakhol, people moved to this region and started residing with the mercy of the King of Athmallik.

Education
There are two Anganwadis, two govt. schools for the primary education of the village children, one is Ghosar Primary School from class-I to class-V and the second one is Ghosar M.E. School from class-VI to class-VIII. Besides these there is a private school which also attracts students from neighboring villages as well. For secondary and higher secondary education the village depends on different schools and collages outside. The nearby high school is Kishorenagar High School and the nearby college is Kishorenagar College, which is a kilometer away.

Employment
Although the majority depends on cultivation, few are in govt jobs, a few in small business in the locality, but many village sons rely on private jobs and hence moved toward metro cities outside Odisha.

Culture
There is five temples in the village. Lord Jagannath's Srimandir, Lord Shiva's Baba Swapneswar temple, Maa Maheswari temple, Mausi-maa SriGundicha temple (not in temple shape), Maa Kali temple (not in temple shape). To do the naama sankirtan (ନାମ ସଙ୍କୀର୍ତ୍ତନ), for Vaishnavites, there is sacred place called Baba Kainphula Matha (ବାବା କଇଂଫୁଲ ମଠ) and for Shaktas Ushakhothi (ଉଷା କୋଠି) is dedicated.

The main celebration in the village includes:


 * LordJagannath's Rath Yatra, both SriGundicha & Bahuda: The presiding deities are Lord Jagannath, Elder Brother Lord Balabhadra, younger sister goddess Subhadra.


 * Dasahara: The main attraction beside Maa Durga's pandal, is the grand procession of goddess Maa Maheswari's village visit. The presiding deities in this festival is goddess Durga & goddess Maheswari.
 * Meru - Final day of 13-day long Danda Yatra : The specialty in Ghosar's Danda is Maa Maheswari accompany with other deities during these period. The presiding deities in this festival is Lord Shiva, goddess Kaali, goddess Pacshimani, goddess Khambeswari along with goddess Maheswari.
 * Magha Saptami Naama Yagya: 24 hours long Naama Sankirtan at the village center on the 21st day of lunar month of Magha month.

All the above events/festivals are managed by the Village Committee with help of Maheswari Youth Club except the Danda related things.

Sports Activities (solely managed by Maa Maheswari Youth Club):


 * Annual Ghosar Premier League
 * Night Circle Tournament