Orissa
is slowly stepping out of its historic past into a more
exciting but, perhaps, less colourful present.
Orissa lies on the east coast of India. It is
surrounded by West Bengal on the north east, Bihar on the north, Andhra Pradesh on the
southeast, Madhya Pradesh on the west and the Bay of Bengal on the east.
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Climate |
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Summer : 49oC
Winter : 16oC
Monsoon: July - October
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| Places to visit
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Bhubaneshwar : Bhubaneshwar is a rural Indian capital city with
a delightful juxtaposition of modern buildings and ancient temples which rise in
sepulchral splendour above new hotels, office blocks and industrial complexes.
Udayagiri: Buddhist
cave with carvings.
Puri: The seaside resort of Puri is one of the four holiest
Hindu pilgrimage places in India. Religious life in the city revolves around the great
Jagannath Temple and its famous Rath Yatra, or car festival.
Konark: Konark consists of little more than the Sun Temple
and a handful of stalls, a few places to stay, a tourist office in the Yatri Nivas.
Ratnagiri: Ratnagiri, with its neighbouring towns
of Lalitgiri and Udaigiri, is famous for Buddhist sculptures and excavations
at Koraput.
Other Attractions: Simlipal National Wildlife Park, Gupteswar
cave, Chandpair beach, Gopalpur-on-Sea beach resort.
Information services:
Orissa Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) Bhubaneshwar .
Ph: 0674 431299
Government of India Tourist Office
Ph : 0674 432 202 |
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Places to stay
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Hotel Richi, New Station Square, Bhubaneshwar |
Ph: 0674 506619 |
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Park View Guest House, Bhubaneshwar |
Ph : 0674 400 664 |
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Imperial Guesthouse, Bhubaneshwar |
Ph : 07674 415 010 |
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Oberoi Hotel, Bhubaneshwar |
Ph: 0674 440890 |
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Hotel Prachi,
Bhubaneshwar |
Ph : 0674 502328 |
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Hotel Kalinga Ashok |
Ph : 0674 431055 |
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More
hotels.. |
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| Getting there and away |
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By Air : Indian Airlines has flights between Bhubaneshwar and Calcutta, daily
flights to Delhi, two flights a week to Chennai, three to Hyderabad.
Flight Schedule:
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here
By Train : Bhubaneshwar is on the main Calcutta-Chennai train line, so there are plenty of
trains to these places.
connection to Delhi (2077 km 24 hrs)
Varanasi (998 hrs, 20 hrs) Agra (1879 km, 39 hrs) Chennai (1226 km, 24 hrs)
By Bus : State transport services to and from Calcutta. And various services to inland
places of interest. |
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