The Travel Guide To India
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This is our penultimate post on Orissa. Today we take you down to the Puri beach. The beach at Puri is often seen as the ideal destination for couples and families who want to make a short trip that is low on expenses and high on pleasure. Tourists who come to visit the Lord Jagannath [...]
The Lingaraj Temple is one of the more popular temples of Orissa. The temple figures prominently on any tourist itinerary and you can find it to be part of any guided tour across the state. The temple is a tribute to Lord Shiva and Lingaraj is another name for the God. Beautifully sculpted statues and [...]
The twin caves of Udaigiri and Khandagiri offer tourists an opportunity to connect with a glorious past. The caves go back as far as the 2nd Century B.C. Built by the famous Jain king, Kharavela, the caves are designed on Jain motifs. The 24 Tirthankaras (reincarnations of Lord Mahaveera, the founder of Jainism) of the [...]
No trip of Orissa is complete without a visit to the Sun Temple in Konark. Tourists all over the world know the temple to be an example of excellence in architecture, craftsmanship and sheer grandeur. The Sun Temple, as the name goes, is a tribute to the Sun God. The temple dates back to 1278 [...]
We continue our trip of Orissa this week with Nandan Kanan National Park. Over the years, this national park and sanctuary has become the numero uno tourist destination for those interested in zoological parks. It is located at a fashionable distance of just 20 kms from the capital of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar. The meaning of the [...]
A trip to any part of Orissa is incomplete without a trip to Chilka Lake. It’s one of the largest and most famous lakes in India, second only to the Dal Lake (Kashmir) in popularity. If you visit Puri during the Rath Yatra festivities, take off the weekend and head over to the Chilka Lake. [...]
