Parent range · Eastern Ghats. Climbing. Easiest route, Mahendragiri, is a mountain peak at in the Paralakhemundi (or Parlakimidi) subdivision of the district of Gajapati, Orissa, India. It is situated amongst the Eastern Ghats at an elevation of 1,501 metres . This is the second highest mountain peak of Odisha after Deomali in Koraput .