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Sari Temple - Bhubaneswar

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Site Name:  Sari Deul Temple  Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Near Bindu Sagar tank, Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temple - belongs to 13th century CE - Gangas period  Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options Bhubaneswar is not only about the gigantic Lingaraja temple or the architectural marvels such as Raja Rani temple or Parasurameshwar temple. The city has a lot more to offer for any enthusiastic and art loving traveler or devotee. The city, which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. Let us explore an unknown and abondoned but extremely

Bakresvara Temple - Bhubaneswar

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Site Name:  Bakresvara Temple  Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Near Bharati Matha, Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temple - belongs to 13th century CE - Gangas period  Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options  Bhubaneswar is not only about the gigantic Lingaraja temple or the architectural marvels such as Raja Rani temple or Parasurameshwar temple. The city has a lot more to offer for any enthusiastic and art loving traveler or devotee. The city, which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. Let us explore an unknown temple named Bakresvara te

Yamesvara Temple - Bhubaneswar

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Site Name:  Yamesvara Temple (also pronounced as Jamesvara) Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Near Bharati Matha, Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temple - belongs to 13th century CE - Gangas period - one of the most beautiful temples of Bhubaneswar Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options  Bhubaneswar is not only about the gigantic Lingaraja temple or the architectural marvels such as Raja Rani temple or Parasurameshwar temple. The city has a lot more to offer for any enthusiastic and art loving traveler or devotee. The city, which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of

Talesvara Shiva Temple - Bhubaneswar

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Site Name:  Talesvara Shiva Temple Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Near Lingaraja temple, Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temple Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options  Bhubaneswar is not only about the gigantic Lingaraja temple or the architectural marvels such as Raja Rani temple or Parasurameshwar temple. The city has a lot more to offer for any enthusiastic and art loving traveler or devotee. The city, which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. Let us explore an unknown temple named Talesvara Shiva temple in this article. Location:

Maitreswara Temple - Bhubaneswar

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Site Name:  Maitreswara Temple Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Near Lingaraja temple, Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temple Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options  Bhubaneswar is not only about the gigantic Lingaraja temple or the architectural marvels such as Raja Rani temple or Parasurameshwar temple. The city has a lot more to offer for any enthusiastic and art loving traveler or devotee. The city, which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. Let us explore an unknown temple named Maitreswara temple in this article. Location: It is very

Papanasini Temple Complex - Bhubaneswar

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Site Name:  Papanasini Temple Complex Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Near Lingaraja temple, Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temples Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options  Bhubaneswar is not only about the gigantic Lingaraja temple or the architectural marvels such as Raja Rani temple or Parasurameshwar temple. The city has a lot more to offer for any enthusiastic and art loving traveler or devotee. The city, which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. Let us explore a little known temple named Papanasini temple in this article. Papanasin

Chitrakarini Temple - Bhubaneswar

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Site Name:  Chitrakarini Temple Site Type:  Hindu ancient Shakti temple Location:    Near Lingaraja temple, Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   13th century architecturally beautiful temple built by the Gangas; Panchayatana style temple Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options  Bhubaneswar is not only about the gigantic Lingaraja temple or the architectural marvels such as Raja Rani temple or Parasurameshwar temple. The city has a lot more to offer for any enthusiastic and art loving traveler or devotee. The city, which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. Though the city is originally a Saivite

Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves

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Bhubaneswar is the capital city of Odisha (called Orissa earlier) state of India. It has numerous architecturally beautiful temples and is called the 'City of Temples. Along with Puri and Konark, this city is called 'Swarna Tribuja' (Golden Triangle).  Around 7 km from the historic city of Bhubaneswar, there are two historically significant sites called Udayagiri and Khandagiri. Let us explore these sites in detail through this article. Introduction: On either side of National Highway No. 5 on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, the twin hills of Udayagiri and Khandagiri are located. These two hills represent one of the earliest Jain rock-cut architectural styles in Eastern India. In ancient times, Udayagiri was called Kumari, and Khandagiri was called Kumara Parvata. These hills were discovered in 1825 CE by A. Stirling.  There are 18 caves on Udayagiri hill and 15 caves on Khandagiri hill. The caves are meant for the residence of Jain ascetics, and hence they provide hardly