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Beach about 3 km from the Konark Sun Temple, known for sunrise views, the Magha Saptami dip and the sand art festival.
wildlife sanctuary in the state of Odisha, India
Thirteenth-century temple shaped as the chariot of the Sun god, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the sea at Konark.
beach in Odisha, India
Hilltop shrine of the twin goddesses Tara and Tarini on Kumari hill above the Rushikulya river, near Purushottampur in Ganjam.
Shakti Peetha of Goddess Biraja (Durga) at Jajpur town, about 125 km north of Bhubaneswar, important for ancestor rites.
Eleventh-century temple of red-gold sandstone with no presiding deity, known for its carved celestial maidens and dikpalas.
Rock-cut Jain caves on twin hills, carved in the 2nd century BCE under King Kharavela, with the Hathigumpha inscription.
Eleventh-century sandstone temple of Shiva as Harihara, the largest temple of Bhubaneswar, with a spire close to 180 ft.
Twelfth-century Kalinga-style temple of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra; one of the four Char Dham shrines and the heart of Puri.
Sixteenth-century temple of Maa Samaleswari on the Mahanadi at Sambalpur, the presiding goddess of western Odisha.
Hindu temple in India