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Sun Temple Konark....

The temple of konark is located at a distance of about 62 Km from state capital Bhubaneswar. Connectivity form state capital Bhubaneswar to konark is verywell by road. It is Widely known as Sun temple and one of the eighth strange of the world .Sculpture of 13th century was built by ruler Narasimha dev-I. Chariot Shaped and driven by seven horses on a 12 pair of wheels is the uniqueness of this monument. Almost al l part of the walls of the temple contain superb carving of divine, human and animal figuresamidst floral and geometric ornamentation by ancient artisan of orissa . Gone are the days... only the main entrance hall , known as Mukhasala , is the only remains of the temple as a testimony to the glorious craftmanship of Orissa which height is about is 46 m.


Ratnagiri, Udayagiri and Lalitgiri.....

Buddhist moanstary with really uniquenesss....flat hill-top affords an exciting panoramic view,calm atmosphre which might have ensures the monks for seclusion , tells and stories of art, artisan and religion of 5th centuries AD to 13th century AD and excellent engrved Buddhist sculptures are the amazing features of Ratnagiri, Udayagiri and Lalitgiri, which widely known as Budhist Monastery triangle of Orissa .


Dhauli The Budhist Monastery Dome .....

About 8 km South of Bhubaneshwar, here lies Dhauli, the spot of great kalinga war which was occured in the year 261 B.C. It was here that the great transformation in king Ashoka took place and Buddhism was revitalised.To carry the peace message to the masses, the king Ashoka engraved a set of rock edicts through out India and one of them is at dhauli.Other set is at Jaugarh at Orissa.......



The Jagannath Temple Puri .....

About 8 km South of Bhubaneshwar, here lies Dhauli, the spot of great kalinga war which was occured in the year 261 B.C. It was here that the great transformation in king Ashoka took place and Buddhism was revitalised.To carry the peace message to the masses, the king Ashoka engraved a set of rock edicts through out India and one of them is at dhauli.Other set is at Jaugarh at Orissa.......





From      Dhauli  Lalitagiri  Ratnagiri  Udayagiri  Langudi  kuruma
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Bhubaneswar    8Km          90Km          100Km          90Km       100Km        72Km

Puri           60Km         155Km         165Km          155Km      165Km        35Km

Cuttack        36Km         60Km          70Km           60Km       70Km         100Km

Patharajpur    100Km        5Km           18Km           10Km       30Km         164Km

Paradeep       130Km        20Km          28Km           26Km       36Km         200Km

Konark         57Km         55Km          165Km          155Km      165Km        8Km

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