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.
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.
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.
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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