Bhubaneswar is the capital town of Odisha and one of the important cities of India. Bhubaneswar is well connected to all the major towns and cities of India by road, rail and air. Bhubaneswar became the capital of Odisha in the year 1948 on 13th April. Its population is more than one million.
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| A Street in Mid-Summer |
The three places Puri, Konark and Bhubaneswar form a triangle which is well known as the Golden Triangle. There are several thousands of temples, both big and small located within the golden triangle. Perhaps it is the only place on earth having so many numbers of old magnificent temples located within such a small area. Naturally this Golden Triangle is the tourist's heaven. Bhubaneswar is known as the city of temples.
Lingaraja temple is the largest temple in Bhubaneswar which was built by the king Jajati Keshari towards 11th century. The height of the Lingaraja temple is about 150 feet. Lord Shiva is worshipped in Lingaraja Temple. Surrounding Lingaraja Temple there are several smaller temples.
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| Orissan Style Temples |
The other main temples in Bhubaneswar are Rajarani, Mukteswar, Ananta Vasudeva and Kedareswar temples. There are many other temples in and around Bhubaneswar. As calculated by the historians, once there were more than four thousand temples alone in Bhubaneswar.
Other important tourist places are Dhauli Shanti Stupa, Khandagiri and Udayagiri. There are 15 caves in Khandagiri and 18 caves in Udayagiri. Rani Gumpha and Hati Gumpha are important caves having inscriptions that reveal facts on Buddhism, Jainism and the administration of that era.
Bhubaneswar has revealed a lot about its rich ancient civilization. The Modern Bhubaneswar is not any less. It is the city having all the infrastructure and facilities of a modern society.
All the important offices of Odisha Government are located at Bhubaneswar. Odisha being very rich in mineral and forest resources, many private companies has established their office at Bhubaneswar. Many IT companies has established production centres at Bhubaneswar.
Bhubaneswar has more than 40 engineering colleges and other institutes of higher learning. Bhubaneswar has one Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), a branch of AIIMS and an Institute of Mathematics among others. Nandan Kanan a Zoological park is another attraction situated nearly 15 kilometer from Bhubaneswar Railway station. One can visit Bhubaneswar or the golden triangle at any time of the year. You may avoid stormy season unless you intentionally want to face one.
