Bhubaneswar – the capital city of the state Odisha, offers a scenic, lively, green – lush life culture. Attracting people from round the corners across the globe, the city is quite famous for the temples inside its territory. Though the city has embraced a modern outlook like all other major cities in India, it still holds some values and cultures that it has kept in the past years as well.
If you are planning to make a trip to Bhubaneswar, then plenty of options are available to you. Starting the count from the temples in Bhubaneswar, you have ‘Lingaraj Temple’ that was built during the 10th – 11th centuries. The main attraction of the temple is its 54 meter high spire. The pillared hall, dancing hall, offering hall are some other features associated with the temple. This biggest temple in Bhubaneswar represents the traditional way of architecture that was followed during the Kalinga period. Another temple that you can see there in the city of Bhubaneswar is the ‘Rajarani Temple’. The temple can offer you a unique view of the carving of floral, animal and human figures inside the temple. Expected to have been built during the 11th century, the most important feature of this temple is that it has no deity.
Popularly known as Khandagiri and Udaigiri, the twin hills of Kumaragiri can show you some astonishing views of an ancient Jain monastery there. Apart from some beautiful rock carvings, one can gather any valuable information regarding the Kharavela era, if you are an enthusiastic history student. As a testimony to the famous ‘Kalinga war’, Dhauli is situated at the end part of Bhubaneswar. Well, you can have many more interesting sites such as Sisupalgarh and to name a few, which shows light to the strong historical and cultural background that the country possesses. The Odisha Govt. too has built some marked institutions in order to deliver the same message such as Odisha State Museum. Garnering a rich collection of coins, copper plates and armoury objects, the museum is open on all days, except during the Govt. holidays. The Regional Museum of Natural History is another interesting piece of place that you can have in Bhubaneswar. On the other hand, the Tribal Research Museum can guide you an in-depth analysis of the lifestyle and art in the lives of Odishan tribes.
Well that said, you can also visit Asia’s largest Cacti Park in Regional Plant Resource Centre. With over 500 acres of land inside, the park has a huge collection of Cacti, apart from the likes of Roses and many other interesting plants. Open on all days round the year, it has an artificial lake as well, wherein you can have boating facilities as well. Nandan Kannan Zoological Park, on the other hand is quite famous for the tiger safari it offers. Apart from the numerous cat family members, you have a whole lot of other life species as well here in the park.


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