orissa off the beaten track

den77 · Oct 1st, 2006, 05:16

...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....

bhabani · Oct 5th, 2006, 16:33

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.

den77 · Oct 5th, 2006, 20:11

...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

bhabani · Oct 5th, 2006, 20:41

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,

den77 · Oct 5th, 2006, 20:52

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

Nick-H · Oct 7th, 2006, 20:37

Have you seen this new thread?

Looks fabulous

rangers · Nov 21st, 2006, 13:41

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.

cyberhippie · Nov 21st, 2006, 19:19

Suprised no one has mentioned Chilka Lake yet!!

Nattusbs · Nov 21st, 2006, 21:05

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

Darmabum · Nov 21st, 2006, 22:20

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

den77 · Nov 23rd, 2006, 10:36

thanks darmabum

Oct 1st, 2006, 05:16	#1
den77 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: venice italy Posts: 81	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....

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Oct 5th, 2006, 16:33	#2
bhabani Bhabani Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: India, Kanpur Posts: 12	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.

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den77 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: venice italy Posts: 81	...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

Oct 5th, 2006, 20:52	#5
den77 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: venice italy Posts: 81	...really useful list...thanks a lot

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rangers Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India Posts: 450	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.

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cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,013	Suprised no one has mentioned Chilka Lake yet!!

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Nattusbs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 331	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

Nov 23rd, 2006, 10:36	#11
den77 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: venice italy Posts: 81	thanks darmabum

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