Orissa Tourism, Tours, Travels, Tourist destination

Orissa is a land of temples and it is said that there are more number of temples in Orissa than the rest of the country put together.Orissa's temple architecture flamed into glorious consecration of the self to the godhead, in a heady display of extravagant expression through some of the most exotic delineation of religious architecture in the world. From the towering heights of the Lingaraj temple to the windswept ruins of Konark anchored in the white sands.... the marvels,... sheer extravaganza of poetry in the stone, stun the mind.... Orissa's temple architecture holds a magnetic appeal that lies in its indigenous glory.

Lord Jagannath Temple

The Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri, Orissa, is famous world over for the Rath Yatra (Car Festival) and is revered as one of the four dhams (abodes) of God is

Lingaraj Temple

The Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, is devoted to the worship of Lord Lingaraja. Unison of Lord Shiva and Vishnu, the presiding Svayambhu linga makes the

Konark Sun Temple

The Sun Temple at Konark marks the zenith of Orissa's temple architecture that was structurally innovative and visually enticing. The Konark Temple also marked the

Maa Samaleswari Temple

The temple is of Sandhara order. It is built of a kind of stone durable as granite, cemented with lime mortar, the whole building is plastered, but in the course of time

Rajarani Temple

The Rajarani Temple in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, was built between the 10th an 11th century from reddish gold sandstone known as Rajarani in the local parlance.