"Temple City of India" Bhubaneshwar by abi_maha

Bhubaneshwar Travel Guide: 42 reviews and 152 photos

Temples temples everywhere!

Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, is one city where you will trip upon temples after temples of Lord Shiva. Apparently this city housed more than 2000 temples in the past, many of which are still around. It is an extremely humid city, to the extent that my shoes we fungus filled as I had left them unused for 3 days! Ofcourse, I made the mistake of visiting this city during the monsoons when catching a ray of sun light seems impossible! What variety in the climes within India! In Bangalore we never see such extremes of any weather!

Places to see

You must visit the Lingraj temple in the heart of the city, any auto driver will take you there. This apart there are 2 hills around with many caves that form places of worship for Jain Monka. I vaguely remember mention of a cacti garden which I didn't visit.

Shopping

Do shop for the Ikkat/Tie and Dye sarees that orissa is famous for in the market, head to Priyadarshini for a good price

Pros and Cons

Pros:Temples, shopping and more
Cons:Humidity
In a nutshell:Piligrims paradise

Last visit to Bhubaneshwar: Jun 2008
Intro Updated Feb 4, 2009
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goutammitra Jun 11, 2009 at 10:23 PM

It's a pity you missed your camera, dont' forget next time. The caves are Udayagiri & Khandaygiri near BBSR. Did you miss Pippili?