Kaipadar Sharif (near Khurda)A eighteenth-century shrine of the Sufi saint, Syed Abdullah Jalal Bukhari Pir Saheb. He originally belonged to Bukhara, Uzbekistan came to Khurda in 1731 CE via Mecca after performing Hajj. The then Oriya king of Khurda, Gajapati Raja Ramchandra Dev II who was mesmerized by his Sufi thoughts and action donated about 223-acre (0.90 km2) land in 1733 CE to establish his Mosque and Hujra which is now known as Kaipadar. It is now famous for the annual Urs celebration when thousands of devotees both Hindus and Muslims gather with religious fervour from all over India. People come here to get their desires fulfilled throughout the year.·