Introduction to Bhubaneswar

Area: 135 square km.

Population: 800,000

Altitude: 45 meters above the sea level

Languages: mainly Oriya, Bengali, Hindi, English is also spoken.

Best time to visit: October to Match

Bhubaneswar the modern capital of Orissa is better known as “the temple city of East”. The city made a unique link with Puri and Konark is a perfect mixture of religious, cultural and natural wonders. The excellent feature of the state includes a calm collection of temples and shrines. Once the city was called as “Cathedral city” the capital of ancient kingdom. Bhubaneswar’s skyline is enclosed in some fabulous engineering and artistic accomplishment of old heritage.

Bhubaneswar offers some extra ordinary places to visit are Khandagiri & Udayagiri (Jain Heritage), Atri, Dauli, Hirapur; Khandagiri & Udayagiri (Jain heritage) is frequently visited by the tourist for the history dates back from 2nd century BC. Atri is a famous outing spot for its atri hot Sulphur. Dhauli 8 km from Bhubaneswar is famous for witnessing the war of Kalinga by the great warrior Asokha.

Bhubaneswar is also referred as the temple city, consisting of more than 1000 temples. Parasuramesvera Temple is prominent among them, situated close to Bhubaneshwar-Puri road. This temple is the oldest temple of Bhubaneswar dedicated to lord Shiva. Ananta-Vasudeva Temple, Yameswar Temple, Bhaskareswar Temple, Rajarani Temple, Brahneswar Temple, Satrughaneswar Temple and Lingaraj Temple are popular temples of Bhubaneswar. Every year millions of visitors in India as well as in Asia are making there way to Bhubaneswar.

How to reach Bhubaneswar

The place offers a fluent and smooth means of communication for its viewers.

By Air: Bhubaneswar airport is located 3 km from the city center of the state. It is well connected with the major cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Viskhapatnam by air.

By Rail: Fast and super fast trains are available to connect the city with other parts of India. Local train is there for interstate communication and transportation.

By Road: National Highway No. 5 (NH5) makes the place a travel destination by connecting the capital city with all the major parts of state.

Some of the hotels in Bhubaneshwar are given below :-