orissa off the beaten track

...namaste...
i'm planning my second trip to india...i think i'll stay for about 6 months(like my first trip)...i want to buy a scooter in bangalore and go on....
Someone could give me some good tips for quite..possible not really turistic sites in orissa?????...i love indian architecture
and indian historical towns(with old buildings...lot of temples...good handicraft...markets...good food stalls...gentle people(not used to tourists)...in other
words i love OLD_SCHOOL india...
i hope someone could help me....

You can have a tour to Puri, Konark. Puri is famous for Lord Jagannath Temple and a great sea beach.
Then Konark is famous for great architech
"Sun Temple". Near Bhubaneswar you can find, Khandagiri, Udaygiri.
You can njoy some odissi dance if you get a chance.

...i was in puri,konark,BBS...i-m searching for less known towns...i love orissa style temple and buildings....they have a particular style...thery are really dynamic shapes...so i-m interested in seeing other sites in Orissa...perhaps Bhabani could you list me other places??...thanks for your interest

This is a small list: You can see the attachment

Gopinath Temple at Nuasomeswarpur near Sakshigopal (Dist : Puri)
Khirachora Gopinath at Remuna near Balasore
Tarini Tample at Ghatagaon( Dist : Keonjhar)
Somaleswari at Sambalpur
Leaning Temple Huma – Sambalpur
Nrusinghanath Temple – Sambalpur
Harishankar - Balangir
Buddhist Temples in Orissa - Dhauli, Lalitgiri, Ratnagiri, Udaygiri
Pataleswar Temple: Nawapara district,

...really useful list...thanks a lot

Have you seen this new thread?

Looks fabulous

Hi Den..if u happen to be at harishanker..it will be great if we catch up togather..its in my list.
Am from Orissa.

Suprised no one has mentioned Chilka Lake yet!!

Wow Den - you have many choices. Reading the list made me nostalgic - you see I was brought up in Orissa for 15 years (teens), mostly in Bhubaneswar! So, going to Puri, Konark, all of the temples in BBSR (as it is called in short), Dhauligiri, was a ritual when we had visitors. Chilka lake is supposed to be nice but I have never been there, same goes for Gopalpur-on-sea.

Have fun and enjoy.

Cheers

nattusbs

Namaste Den - look up a book, "The Goddess in the Stones" by Norman Lewis. Details his travels in tribal Orissa.

thanks darmabum