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Capital city of the
modern state also referred as the temple city and the ancient Kingdom of the Kalinga quintessence of the present and the past. Among the finest of its
500 temples is the Lingaraja Temple of Shiva, built in the 11th century.
Approaching Bhubaneswar by Air, Road or Rail, one is struck by the
magnificence of the three monuments which dominate its skyline – the soaring
spire of the Lingaraja Temple, The white domed Peace Pagoda of Dhauli Hills
and the Ochre temple of Mahavir Jina on the Khandagiri Hills. These three
epitomize the advent and ascendancy of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism during
different periods of Orissan history.
To Reach
By Air – Bhubaneswar is connected by air with Boeing flights to Delhi,
Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Raipur, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai.
By Rail – It is a major railhead of South Eastern Railway, it has fast and
super fast train connections to Kolkata, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Delhi,
Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram and other major cities and towns of
the country.
By Road – Being the state capital, on NH. 5, it is connected by all weather motorable roads within the state and sister states.
To See
Lingaraja Temple, Mukteswara Temple, Rajarani Temple,
Parsurameswara Temple, Vaital Temple, Yogini Temple (15 km from the city),
Ashokan Rock at Dhauli (8 km from the city), Vishwa Shanti Stupa (Peace
Pagoda), Khandagiri (8 kms from the city), Udaygiri (8 kms from the city),
Sisupalgarh, Orrisa State Museum, Tribal Research Institute Museum, Ekamra
Kanan, Regional Science Centre, Pathani Samant Planetarium, BDA Nicco Park,
Nandan Kanan (20 kms from the city), Atri Hot Sulphur Spring (42 kms from
the city), Pipli |
