Bhubaneswar is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Orissa. Once the capital of ancient Kalinga, the city has a long history of 3000 years and is today a center of economic and religious importance. Bhubaneswar comes under the category of tier 2 cities of india . It is an emerging IT hub and one of the fastest developing cities of India in the recent years.Known as the temple city of india,the city boasts of having around 600 temples.

How to Reach

The headquarters of the Orissa State Road Transport Corporation(OSRTC) are located in Bhubaneshwar. The Bhubaneswar Bus Station is situated at Barmunda, 8 km from the city centre and OSRTC operates a regular fleet of buses connecting Bhubaneshwar to various cities in Orissa like Cuttack, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Jeypore, Rourkela and also connects it with the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. Bhubaneswar is connected to the rest of the country by National Highways- NH 5, NH 203.

The East Coast Railway has its headquarters in Bhubaneswar. Bhubaneswar Railway Station(BBS) is one of the main stations in india. It is located in the city center and is connected to the major cities of the country such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Lucknow etc by daily express and passenger trains. It is connected to Bhopal, Ujjain (near Indore) and Jaipur only by a weekly 8473/8474 Jaipur - Puri Express from Jodhpur to Puri. The city lacks direct rail connectivity with Indore, Nagpur, Jhansi, Akola and other major cities.

The Biju Patnaik Airport also known as Bhubaneswar Airport is currently the only major domestic airport in Orissa. It is situated 3 km south from the city. There are regular flights to many destinations across India from this airport.

Tourist attraction in Bhubaneswar:

• Bindusagar Lake
• Lingaraj Temple
• Mukteshwar Temple
• Rajarani Temple
• Orissa State Museum