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Bhubaneshwar Travel

Bhubaneswar is a city of temples. A large number of them are located around a huge water tank - Bindu Sarover. The Lingaraj Temple built in 1014 A.D. is the most impressive. The Orissa State Museum displays Hindu, Buddhist and Jain sculptures while the Handicrafts Museum has a vivid collection of folk art. Khandagiri and Udyagiri, on the outskirts of the city, are the caves epitomizing the ascendancy of Jainism in Orissa. Nandan Kanan, 20 km away, has a wildlife and botanical garden, and is the home of the rare white tiger.

Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, is also popularly known as the "Temple City of India". Being the seat of Tribhubaneswar or 'Lord Lingaraj', Bhubaneswar is an important Hindu pilgrimage centre. Hundreds of temples dot the landscape of the Old Town, which once boasted of more than 2000 temples.

Bhubaneswar is the place where temple building activities of Orissan style flowered from its very inception to its fullest culmination extending over a period of over one thousand years. The new Bhubaneswar with its modern buildings and extensive infrastructure perfectly complements its historic surroundings. With facilities to cater to every type of visitor, Bhubaneswar makes an ideal tourist destination.

Approach: Bhubaneswar is well connected by air, rail and road to the rest of India. The modern Biju Patnaik airport is being extended to receive wide bodied aircraft, and one may well see international charters landing here soon.

Places of Interest

Kumargiri and Kumarigiri

The twin hills of Kumargiri and Kumarigiri known as Khandagiri and Udaygiri contain varieties of rock-cut caves, built mainly for the jain monks around 1st - 2nd century B.C.#The thirteen years lithic record of King Kharavela engraved in Hatigumpha (elephant cave) is a magnificent specimen of Pali records so far found in India.

Cactus Garden

Cactus Garden situated close to the 'Ekamara Kanan' in Bhubaneswar, the Cactus Garden, with its huge collection of Cactii should not be missed.

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