KHORDHA

Tourist Places in Khordha - Odisha - India

1. Chilika (Odisha, India)



DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         KHORDHA
STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   BALUGAON
NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR

DESCRIPTION :       CHILIKA IS ALSO KNOWN AS QUEEN OF NATURAL BEAUTY. CHILIKA IS THE LARGEST LAKE IN ASIA COVERING AN AREA OF 1,100 SQ. KMS OF BRACKISH WATER. EVERY YEAR LARGE NUMBER OF TOURIST COMES HERE  FOR BOATING AND CURIOSITY. DURING WINTER SEASON A LARGE NUMBER OF FOREIGN BIRDS OF MANY VARIETIES AND COLOUR MIGRATE TO HERE WHICH IS AN ADDED ATTRACTION OF THIS PLACE. THE PLACE IS IDEAL FOR BOATING, FISHING AND RELAXATION.

HOW TO REACH :   ONE CAN REACH BALUGAON EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN OR BY TAXI. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM BHUBANESWAR OR PURI.

BEST TIME :              OCTOBER TO MARCH

2. Dhauli Giri (Odisha, India)


DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         KHORDHA
STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR

DESCRIPTION :      DHAULI ALSO KNOWN AS THE SHANTI STUPA IS BUILT IN THE YEAR 1973 AS A TRIBUTE TO EMPEROR ASHOK AND THE JOURNEY OF BUDHISM TO THE NATION.  DHAULI IS SITUATED AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 6-7 KMS FROM BHUBANESWAR.

HOW TO REACH: ONE CAN REACH BHUBANESWAR EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE  FROM BHUBANESWAR.

BEST TIME :               OCTOBER TO MARCH

3. Khandagiri & Udayagiri Caves (Odisha, India)


DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         KHORDHA
STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR

DESCRIPTION :       THE KHANDAGIRI AND UDAYAGIRI CAVES ARE THE MEMORIES OF KALINGA EMPIRE UNDER THE JAIN EMPEROR KHARVELA. THERE IS A SINGLE ROAD THAT SEPARATES THE TWO HILL CAVES. ACCORDING TO LEGEND, MAHAVIR, THE FOUNDER OF JAIN FAITH, HAD VISITED UDAYAGIRI AND KHANDAGIRI IN THE 6TH CENTURY B.C. AS EMPEROR KHARVELA WAS A GREAT PATRON OF JAIN CULTURE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HE HAD MADE THE CAVES FOR JAIN ASCETICS.

HOW TO REACH :   ONE CAN REACH BHUBANESWAR EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM BHUBANESWAR.

BEST TIME :              SEPTEMBER TO MARCH

4. Atri Hot Spring (Odisha, India)


DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         KHORDHA
STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   KHORDHA ROAD
NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR

DESCRIPTION :     ATRI IS FAMOUS FOR HOT SPRING. THE WATER OF THE SPRING HAVE MEDICAL PROPERTIES WHICH IS USED BOTH INTENSIVELY AND EXTENSIVELY FOR THE CURE OF SKIN DISEASES. THE WATER OF THE HOT SPRING IS ABOUT 57 DEGREECENTIGRADE.  IT IS ALSO THE ABORD OF LORD HATTAKESWAR MAHADEV.

HOW TO REACH: ONE CAN REACH BHUBANESWAR EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM BHUBANESWAR.

BEST TIME :              OCTOBER TO FEBRUARY


5. Nandan Kanan (Odisha, India)


DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         KHORDHA
STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR

DESCRIPTION :        NANDAN KANAN IS A ZOO, IS SITUATED  AT A DISTANCE OF 20 KM FROM BHUBANESWAR. BUS RIDE TO LION AND TIGER SAFARI, BOATING IN THE KANJIA LAKE, ELEPHANT RIDE, FOOD CANTEEN, TOY TRAIN RIDE ARE MIND -BLOWING EXPERIENCE.

HOW TO REACH :ONE CAN REACH BHUBANESWAR EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM BHUBANESWAR.

BEST TIME :              ALL AROUND THE YEAR



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