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Odisha

Kalinga temples, a long beach coast and tribal highlands.

State30 districts1 listed event

Odisha’s Kalinga school of temple architecture peaks at Konark’s Sun Temple, built as a stone chariot. Puri’s Jagannath Rath Yatra moves enormous wooden chariots through the town each year, and the western highlands hold many distinct Adivasi communities.

Known for

  • Konark Sun Temple
  • Puri Rath Yatra
  • Chilika Lake
  • Odissi dance
Capital
Bhubaneswar
Best season
October to March
Languages
Odia, Hindi, English

Districts of Odisha

1 with listed events

  • Angul
  • Balangir
  • Balasore
  • Bargarh
  • Bhadrak
  • Boudh
  • Cuttack
  • Deogarh
  • Dhenkanal
  • Gajapati
  • Ganjam
  • Jagatsinghpur
  • Jajpur
  • Jharsuguda
  • Kalahandi
  • Kandhamal
  • Kendrapara
  • Kendujhar
  • Khordha
  • Koraput
  • Malkangiri
  • Mayurbhanj
  • Nabarangpur
  • Nayagarh
  • Nuapada
  • Puri
  • Rayagada
  • Sambalpur
  • Subarnapur
  • Sundargarh

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What’s on in Odisha

  • HeritageAnnual

    Konark Dance Festival

    Indian classical dance performed on an open-air stage beside Odisha's thirteenth-century Sun Temple.

    When
    Usually early December
    Where
    Puri, Odisha

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