Things to see in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is a city in India, with an urban population of about 844 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 10 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Lingaraja Temple Place of worship
Lingaraja Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, India.
2Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves Place of worship
Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves, formerly called Kattaka Gumpha or Cuttack caves, are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical, and religious importance, located 3 km south of the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India.
3Rajarani Temple Place of worship
Rajarani Temple is an 11th-century CE Hindu temple located in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha (Orissa previously), India. Believed to be devoted to Lord Shiva, the shrine is called Raja Rani because it is made of yellow and red sandstone and the two colors are locally called ‘Raja Rani’.
4Hathigumpha inscription Nature
The Hathigumpha inscription is a Jain inscription consisting of seventeen lines written in Prakrit incised in Brahmi script in a cavern called Hathigumpha in Udayagiri hills, near Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India.
5Muktesvara deula Place of worship
Mukteshwara Temple is a 10th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The temple dates back to 950–975 CE and is a monument of importance in the study of the development of Hindu temples in Odisha.
6Ananta Vasudeva Temple Place of worship
Ananta Vasudeva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu located in Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha, India.
7Brahmeswara Temple Place of worship
Brahmeswara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, erected at the end of the 9th century CE, is richly carved inside and out.
8Baitala Deula Place of worship
Baitāḷa deuḷa or Vaitāḷa deuḷa is an 8th-century Hindu temple of the typical Khakara style of the Kalinga architecture dedicated to Goddess Chamunda located in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, India.
9Yameshwar Temple Place of worship
Yameshwar Temple or Jameshwar Temple is an ancient temple dedicated to the Hindu deities Shiva and Yama. It is located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, near Bharati Matha, in Jameshwar Patna.
10Dhauli History
Dhauli or Dhauligiri is a hill located on the banks of the river Daya, 8 km south of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India.
11Parsurameswara Temple Place of worship
Parsurameswara Temple also spelt Parashurameshvara, is a Hindu temple, located in the East Indian city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India, is considered the best preserved specimen of an early Odia Hindu temple dated to the Shailodbhava period between the 7th and 8th centuries CE.
12Sisupalgarh History
Sisupalgarh or Sisupalagada is situated in Khurda District in Odisha, India, and houses ruined fortifications. First inhabited around 7th to 6th centuries BCE, it is one of the largest and best-preserved early historic fortifications in India, and was once the capital of ancient Kalinga.
13Akhadachandi Temple Place of worship
Anshuman temple is a 10th-century temple in Bhubaneswar in the state of Odisha, India. It is on the southwestern embankment of Bindusagar tank in Badu Sahi, Old town.
14Ram Mandir Place of worship
Ram Mandir is a Hindu temple, located in Bhubaneswar, near Kharavel Nagar, Janpath, Odisha, India. Ram Mandir is one of the most famous temples of the ‘Temple City of India’ – Bhubaneswar.
15Odisha State Museum Museum
Odisha State Museum is a museum in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. In its original form it was established in 1932 and later moved to the current building in 1960.
16Rameshwar Deula Place of worship
The Rameshwar temple is very old temple in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, and known as the Mausi Maa temple of Lingaraj Temple. It is located from 2 km distance from Lingaraj shrine.
17Chausath Yogini Temple, Hirapur Place of worship
The Chausathi Yogini Temple (64-Yogini Temple) of Hirapur, also known as the Mahamaya Temple, is 20 km outside Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha state of Eastern India.
18Odisha Crafts Museum Museum
Odisha Crafts Museum also known as Kalabhoomi designed by Architects' Studio, is a museum in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, dedicated to the art and crafts of Odisha.
19Bharati Matha Temple Place of worship
Bharati Matha Temple is a temple of the Hindu God Siva in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India, The temple is a Hindu monastery with three stories which was built in the 11th century AD.
20Suka Temple Place of worship
Suka Temple is an abandoned and unused temple in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India. The temple is devoted to saptaratha and the presence of female counterparts of the dikpalas in the upara jangha.
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