Holiday in Odisha
There are some places in India that are special for tourism,
and Odisha is one of them. Picturesque sites, exquisite temples, extraordinary
monuments, wildlife sanctuaries, natural landscape of enchanting beauty of Odisha
makes Odisha special.
There are still lots of undiscovered tourist’s destinations
on this fascinating land and uncountable reasons to visit Orissa. Orissa has a
unique combination of ancient land with a rich history, historical monuments,
architecture, beautiful and unpolluted beaches, ancient temples, exotic
culture, Traditional dance and music, sculpture and handicrafts, artistic
heritage, tribal culture and warm and friendly people.
Where – Odisha (Orissa) is one of the 29 states of India located
in east of India bordering states of West Bengal, Jharkhand Chhattisgarh,
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It has 485 km of coastline along the Bay of
Bengal on its east with virgin beaches.
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| Lingaraj Temple |
How to reach Odisha
(Orissa) this is most asked question by tourists.
Reaching Orissa is as easy as other destinations.
Air- the Bhubaneswar Airport, Known as Biju Patnaik Airport is
well connected with the different parts of country such as Kolkata, New Delhi,
Raipur and Mumbai. There are number of airlines that have departure and
terminal points at this airport.
Train – travelling to Orissa by train is another way to enjoy the
beauty of India. Orissa is well connected by train with almost all top major
cities. Rajdhani Express, Konark Express and Coromondal Express are comfortable
trains for tourists which run from Delhi.
Places to visit in Odisha
1. Bhubaneswar- Bhubaneswar is capital city of Odisha and famous for its
Buddhists and Hindu Pilgrimage destinations. This city has old history and
culture the great Kalinga war took place here between Emperor Asoka and
Kalinga, the old emperor of Orissa. It is well planned city with wide roads,
gardens and parks in modern days.
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Parasurameswara Temple,
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Mukteswar Temple,
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Lingaraja Temple
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Odisha State Museum,
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Museum of Tribal Arts and
Articrafts,
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Nandankanan Zoological
Park,
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Udayagiri caves,
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Dhauli Hill,
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Satkosia tiger reserve,
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Bindu sarovara, Kalinga
stadium
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Dhauli Hill
2. Puri- Puri is located on the beach and is the Municipality of
Orissa state. This is the land of Lord Jagannath and it’s known for its
holiness and famous Jagannath Temple.
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Jagannath Temple
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Puri Beach
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Chilika Lake and wild life
sanctuary
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Daya River
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Awargdwar beach
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Gundicha Ghar temple
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Atharnala Bridge
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Pippli
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Raghurajpur
3. Cuttack – Cuttack is also known as Millennium city, Silver city and
business capital of Odisha. This was former capital of Odisha state and is more
that thousand years old city. Its old city but has numerous attractions and is a
combination of traditional and modern lifestyle.
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| Barabati Fort |
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Ansupa Lake
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Singanatha temple
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Netaji Birth place Museum
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Maganandi Barrage
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Barabati fort
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Stone Revetment of Cuttack
4. Rourkela - Rourkela is the 4th largest
city of odisha (Census Report of India 2011) it is home to largest steel plants
in India and popularly known as Ispat
or steel city of Odisha. It is 336 kms from Bhubaneswar and 227 kms from Ranchi
(Capital city of Jharkhand state).
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| Ghoghar Dam |
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Ghoghar
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Mandira Dam
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Ushakothi
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Badaghagra Falls
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Green Park
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Vedavyas temple
5. Konark- Konark is a small town in Puri district in Odisha. It is 65
kms from Bhubaneswar and 35 kms from Puri by road. The Konark Sun temple was
built in 13th century here and is known as black pagoda.
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| Konark Temple |
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Sun temple
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Archaeological site museum
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Kuruma
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Chandrbhaga Beach
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