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Bhubaneshwar Travel Guide

Places to visit, things to do, local food and the best time to go – Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.

  • Best time: October To March
  • 12 places to see

About Bhubaneshwar

Bhubaneswar is an ancient city in India’s eastern state of Odisha, formerly Orissa. Many temples built from sandstone are dotted around Bindu Sagar Lake in the old city, including the 11th-century Hindu Lingaraja Temple. Outside Rajarani Temple are sculpted figures of the guardians of the 8 cardinal and ordinal directions. Jain antiques, weaponry and indigenous pattachitra paintings fill the Odisha State Museum.

Places to visit in Bhubaneshwar

  • Lingaraja Temple
  • Mukteshvara Temple
  • Nandankanan Zoological Park
  • Rajarani Temple
  • Odisha State Museum
  • Hirakud Dam
  • Parasurameswara Temple
  • Bindu Sarovara
  • Brahmeshwara Temple
  • Khandagiri Caves
  • Ram Mandir
  • ISKCON Temple

Things to do in Bhubaneshwar

  • Wildlife Safari
  • Explore The Museum Of Tribal Arts And Artifacts
  • Visit Satkosia Tiger Reserve
  • Spend time at Deras Dam
  • Explore CIFA Aquarium

Famous food in Bhubaneshwar

  • Machha Jholo
  • Gupchup
  • Cuttack Chaat
  • Aloo Dum
  • Dahi Pakhal
  • Badi Choora
  • Dalma
  • Santula
  • Pithas
  • Kora-Khhaii
  • Rasabali
  • Chenna Gaja
  • Chenna Poda
  • Rasagola

Things to buy in Bhubaneshwar

  • Traditionally woven fabrics- Kat fabrics
  • Silver ornaments
  • Fashion wears
  • Accessories
  • Footwear
  • Handicrafts
  • Patta Paintings
  • Odishan Textiles

Where to shop in Bhubaneshwar

  • Ekamra Haat
  • Soumya Handicraft
  • BMC Keshari Mall
  • Utkalika
  • Market Building
  • Orissa State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society
  • Station Square
  • Orissa Modern Art Gallery
  • Saree Mandir

Night life

  • Sonu's Cave Bar And Restaurant
  • Ivy Bar- Hotel Marrion
  • Mellony
  • Fire N Ice
  • Club Xstacy
  • Red Romio
  • Hi-5 - The Lounge Bar
  • Baron And Baroness- Mayfair Lagoon
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