Jajpur ( Odisha ) [India], November 1 (ANI): A longing to find his ancestral roots drove a Mauritian citizen, Ramrup Jagannath, to a remote village of Odisha 's Jajpur district.

At first, his quest to find his place in the world ended in disappointment, but with the help of the Jajpur district administration and his immense faith in Lord Jagannath, Ramrup Jagannath finally located his village in Jajpur district on his fourth attempt.

His love for India, for his own traditional, cultural roots, poured out when he collected some soil and decided to take it back with him to Mauritius .

"Today was special for me. I'm taking the soil with me," Ramrup Jagannath told ANI.

Ramrup Jagannath's ancestor moved to Mauritius in 1870, nearly 155 years ago or rather, the British took th

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