Rishikesha

Rishikesha (Sanskrit: हृषिकेश , Bengali: হৃষিকেশ )  was a Brahmin (Brahmana) who lived around 906 CE in Sambalpur region of Odisha.

In 941 CE, Rishikesha's son Vasudeva migrated¹ from Sambalpur region of Odisha to a village in Balangir district of Orissa. This is recorded in the 941 AD Patna Plate of Janamajeya Mahabhavagupta I (935 - 970), who belonged to the Somavamsa family which ruled over the area around Sambalpur region of Orissa.

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(1) Migrant Brahmanas in Northern India, Swati Datta, Motilal Banarasidas, 1989