Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, is a majestic town situated in the eastern part of India. Located on the south-west bank of river Mahanadi, the city features splendid architecture from the Kalinga period. This ancient city has a rich heritage of 3000 years. The landscape of Bhubaneswar is believed to have featured more than 2000 temples once. Due to this reason, Bhubaneswar is also known as the Temple City of India. Bhubaneswar tourism offers a glimpse into the rich temple construction style followed in Odisha during the ancient times. Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark together form the “Swarna Tri-Bhuja” or the Golden Triangle of the tourist destinations belonging to eastern part of India.

“The city of the Sun Temple”

Konark, in the state of Orissa is renowned world over for the Sun Temple which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Annual dance festival and its beautiful sandy beaches.

Konark’s Sun Temple is an architectural marvel and is one of the most beautiful monuments of India. The Annual Dance Festival is a five day-long cultural extravaganza which invites unique dancing talent from all over the country. This festival is a grand celebration of our country’s rich cultural and artistic legacy, an event to truly rejoice the various dance forms that our country has invented. The celebrations happen with the backdrop of the Sun temple, adding grandeur and magnificence to the whole program. Besides this, Konark also hosts the Sun Festival, where devotees offer prayers to the Sun God by taking dips in the sea. The Dance Festival also hosts a Handicrafts Mela where one can buy unique and exquisitely handcrafted pieces which beautifully reflect the Oriya art form.