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