Bhubaneswar India trip Day 3 travelogue is here! In case you missed the day 1 and day 2 post, you can refer the link at the end of the post. I always compound all my travelogue from the same trip at the end of the bottom. I have some exciting thing to share with you guys. Continue reading to find out more.
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| ( Konark Sun Temple ) |
It's another brand new day! The weather was getting hotter on day 2. It was 45 degree celsius if I'm not mistaken. We all feel so hot when we were under the sun. Feeling a lot of fats gonna burn on that day. Lol. Think positive!
Konark Sun Temple
The first attraction of that day was The Sun temple at Konark. It is a poetry in stone and a World Heritage Monument, is often described as the grandest achievement of the Eastern school of architecture. This 13th Century AD architectural marvel in stone designed as a chariot of the Sun God with 12 giant wheels fixed on either side, whirled by seven horses is the translation of a Rig Vedic allegory in stone.
It is definitely one of the eminent tourist attractions because it is my personal favourite temple among all the temples in Bhubaneswar. I think I mentioned this before on Instagram. Lol. It is also the first temple that I had visited when I first visit to Bhubaneswar. That's why it is memorable for me.
Around the base of the temple, you can noticed there are images of animals, foliage, warriors on horses and other interesting structures. Each of them has different stories and history. The tour guide also told us whenever there are couples getting married in Bhubaneswar, they will come here to understand the stories before they get married. Sounds interesting right?
Around the base of the temple, you can noticed there are images of animals, foliage, warriors on horses and other interesting structures. Each of them has different stories and history. The tour guide also told us whenever there are couples getting married in Bhubaneswar, they will come here to understand the stories before they get married. Sounds interesting right?
When we were reached at Sun Temple, all the local media team welcomed us as VIP. We were start walking around and take picture. All of sudden, a local media staff approached me to do an interview for their TV channel. I was shocked and so nervous at the same time as they didn't provide any script for me and I don't want to talk about. He told me just share my personal experience in Bhubaneswar and answer some tourism related question. At the end I managed to do it. Thanks AirAsia team for the photo, it is definitely memorable for myself.
The media team was NDTV (one of the largest TV channel in India) and MBC TV. Unfortunately I can't find the video clip on the Internet to share with you guys. I tried to find on their website and Facebook or even YouTube. I failed to find. Lol. However, it was a good experience for me.
Konark Festival
Do you know they have a special festival as well? On Dec 1-5, a festival of Indian classical dances performed by celebrated dancers of the country on an open air auditorium with the famous Sun Temple at the back drop can keep everybody mesmerised. If you want to witness the performance and enjoy the happening, don't forget to attend their Konark Festival.
This is the local taxi in Bhubaneswar. If you want to take local transport, you may consider this. Remember to ask for the price before you take their taxi.
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| ( Ramachandi Beach ) |
Our next destination was Ramachandi Beach. It is a beautiful beach side in Orissa, located at the confluence of Bay of Bengal and Kusabhadra River. The beach derives its name from Goddess Ramachandi who is the presiding deity of the region. The Goddess is worshipped here with great respect and devotion.
Ramachandi Beach is located at 7 kms from Konark and is a perfect destination close to the sea to enjoy some fun-filled hours. Since it is quite near from Konark so you can include this two attraction in your travel itinerary if you plan to visit Bhubaneswar.
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| ( Lunch @ Lotus Resort ) |
There have some water sport activity for the tourists as well. This camping ground is for the tourist to change their clothes. So after the water sport activity you won't feel so wet to get back on boat.
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| ( Raghurajpur Artists Village ) |
Raghurajpur is a heritage crafts village on Odisha state, 10 kms from Puri and 55 kms from the state capital Bhubaneswar. There are about a 100 houses in the village and almost everyone is an artisan. They are Pattachitra painters, an art form which dates back to 5 BC.
They also make traditional masks, stone idols, paper mache, sculptures, wooden toys. Some of these artists have also won National Awards for their exceptional work.
After that, we had our dinner at our hotel. Always love their vegetables soup because they taste so delicious. They even have garlic soup! Oh my~ As a garlic lover, I really appreciate that. Lol.
That's all for today. I will blog about Day 4, 5 and 6 as soon as possible. Some readers already start requesting for my China trip. Guess I need to be more hardworking. See you guys soon. XOXO.
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- Day 5 : http://bit.ly/BhubaneswarDay5
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