Bhubaneswar Orissa. Leaving Kolkata from the huge Howrah station we set off to Bhubaneswar on a short 7 hour train journey. Bhubaneswar is the capital city of Orissa and a great jumping off point to get to Puri and Konark which we intend to do soon.
After a good nights kip we set off on foot to explore the ancient and holy sites of Bhubaneswar. First up and at the top end of the Bindu Sagar tank was the pretty Soshi Ghat with its ancient small temples and bright orange buildings. Walking around Bindu Sagar we next fell upon the temple of Siddeswar Mandir, a really old temple with many pilgrims worshiping and working to help restore the main temple building.
To the South of Bundu Sagar is the huge Hindu temple complex of Lingaraj Mandir, as only Hindu’s are allowed into the complex we had to view this impressive site from a purpose built viewing platform, All around the Lingaraj Mandir there are many smaller but equally impressive temples the best of which has been carefully maintained by the local horticultural society and as such is set in quiet peaceful gardens. All over Bhubaneswar there are Temples to be found, so many, that most are not even listed in any guide books \, making it a great place to wander about.
Bhubaneswar is also about location and with Limited eating places and few decent guest houses it is mostly off the tourist radar, well worth a stop over though. Oddly enough there are more ATM’s here than in almost anywhere we have been..
After a good nights kip we set off on foot to explore the ancient and holy sites of Bhubaneswar. First up and at the top end of the Bindu Sagar tank was the pretty Soshi Ghat with its ancient small temples and bright orange buildings. Walking around Bindu Sagar we next fell upon the temple of Siddeswar Mandir, a really old temple with many pilgrims worshiping and working to help restore the main temple building.
To the South of Bundu Sagar is the huge Hindu temple complex of Lingaraj Mandir, as only Hindu’s are allowed into the complex we had to view this impressive site from a purpose built viewing platform, All around the Lingaraj Mandir there are many smaller but equally impressive temples the best of which has been carefully maintained by the local horticultural society and as such is set in quiet peaceful gardens. All over Bhubaneswar there are Temples to be found, so many, that most are not even listed in any guide books \, making it a great place to wander about.
Bhubaneswar is also about location and with Limited eating places and few decent guest houses it is mostly off the tourist radar, well worth a stop over though. Oddly enough there are more ATM’s here than in almost anywhere we have been..
One of the non listed temples..
Detailed carvings on the " unknoen temple"
View from Bindu Sagar to Lingaraj Mandir
Soshi Ghat
Soshi Ghat
Soshi Ghat & the Bindu Sagar.
Some temple we never did find out what it was called.
Soshi Ghat
Siddeswar Mandir
Lingaraj Mandir from the viewing platform for non Hindu's.
Lingaraj Mandir from the viewing platform
Lingaraj Mandir from the viewing platform
Lingaraj Mandir from the viewing platform
Some bug thing.
The temples cared for by the local Horticultural Society..
Lingaraj Mandir.
And again.
Local Building Bhubaneswar.
More old temples around the Bindu Sagar.
Siddeswar Mandir from the Bindu Sagar Ghat .That's all from Bhubaneswar .. next up Puri
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