Bhubaneswar
State capital known as the Temple City, with old Kalinga-style temples and Jain rock-cut caves.
A compact base for temples, caves and the Puri-Konark circuit.
November: Cool and dry; beach festivals
When to go
Things to do
- Temple walk around Bindu Sagar: Lingaraj, Mukteshwar and Rajarani temples
- Explore Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves
- Sunset at Dhauli Shanti Stupa
- Nandankanan Zoological Park
Top sights
Rajarani Temple
Eleventh-century temple of red-gold sandstone with no presiding deity, known for its carved celestial maidens and dikpalas.
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
Rock-cut Jain caves on twin hills, carved in the 2nd century BCE under King Kharavela, with the Hathigumpha inscription.
Dhauli
White peace pagoda on Dhauli hill near the Kalinga War battlefield, beside Ashoka's 3rd-century BCE rock edicts.
Lingaraja Temple
Eleventh-century sandstone temple of Shiva as Harihara, the largest temple of Bhubaneswar, with a spire close to 180 ft.
Odisha State Museum
State museum founded in 1932, best known for palm-leaf manuscripts, stone sculptures, coins and tribal objects.
Mukteswara Temple
Tenth-century Shiva temple called the jewel box of Kalinga architecture, famous for its carved arched gateway (torana).
Parasurameswar Temple
One of the oldest surviving temples of Bhubaneswar, a small seventh-century Shiva shrine of the Sailodbhava period.
Museum of Tribal Arts and Artifacts
State tribal museum showing dress, jewellery, tools, instruments and life-size huts of the tribes of Odisha.
Chausathi Yogini Temple
Ninth-century open-air circular shrine of 64 yoginis at Hirapur, one of only four such yogini temples in India.
Kalabhoomi Odisha Crafts Museum
Crafts museum in Bhubaneswar with galleries on terracotta, metalwork and handloom, and live artisan demonstrations.
Regional Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum opened in 2004 with a large baleen whale skeleton and galleries on Similipal, Bhitarkanika and Chilika.
Rameshwar Deula
temple in Odisha, India
Nature and outdoors
Where to eat
Chhadakhai Restaurant
Restaurant at Hotel Janpath serving everyday Odia food.
Dalma
Odia restaurant chain named after the lentil-and-vegetable dish, with outlets on Sachivalaya Marg and near KIIT Square.
Hare Krishna Restaurant
Vegetarian restaurant near Bhubaneswar railway station.
Country Kitchen
Bapuji Nagar restaurant known for spicy non-vegetarian food, with a separate vegetarian section.
Bikalananda Kar
Sweet shop brand named by Incredible India for chhena poda and Odia sweets.
Chhappan Bhog
Sweet shop named by Incredible India for chhena poda in Bhubaneswar.
Pahala Rasagola Stalls
Pahala sweet stalls named by Incredible India for rasagola and chhena poda.
PG Parathe Waali
Mainland China
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Chancellor Restaurant
Red palm restaurant
Machharanka
Shopping
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