History
Rumors have spread far and wide suggesting that Mahabharata character Bhima had set burning Kichak at Podadiha close to the site. The Pandava sovereigns used to remain at the spot during their outcast. Local people have made icons of Draupadi and the Pandavas and are adoring them.

Area the travel industry official Manoranjan Mohapatra said advancement work is going on with the assets gave. He added that a gauge for by and large improvement of the spot has been submitted to the division. 

Festivals:- Makar Sankranti
Mass festival Makar will be observed at the site for 10 days from January 14. After a lot of pressure from Ananta Basudev Trust and locals, various projects worth Rs 30 lakh are underway. But necessary infrastructure work on drinking water provision, electricity and dyke along Kushabhadra river have not been taken up. Locals have demanded immediate work on those projects.

Kal dam is to the east of Samibrukhya while Kushabhadra flows near it. The greenery of Similipal on its west offers a picture postcard view to the tourists. A few metres away are Dubigad hill, a pond and remains of an ancient temple. Itagarh hill near it has a treasure of important archeological remnants. The prominent feature of the place is a huge outcrop protruding out of the earth.