Bhubaneshwar
Bhubaneshwar travel guide
The Indian city of Bhubaneshwar is the city of the Temples. The city, surrounded by greenery and washed by the Bay of Bengal and Lake Bindu Sagar.
The climate in Bhubaneshvara is savanna, which means that a lot of precipitation falls, especially from June to October. In winter, temperatures reach 15 degrees Celsius, and in summer they can reach up to 40 degrees. The average water temperature is 28 degrees. It is best to come here from November to March, because in other months you can get in the rainy season or in the wind season.
The main shrine of Bhubaneshvara is the sacred lake, in which there is an island with 500 temples, which are decorated with carvings and peculiar drawings.
Temple Vital, built in honor of Chamunda, who was the goddess of hunger and death, he has three spiers, symbolizing Shiva's trident. Tantric rituals are held inside the temple. On the walls are depicted all sorts of erotic indispensable.
Each temple is special, but not every tourist can go, especially a European. However, even permitted temples will surprise with their singularity. You can even live in some temples, only there are so many restrictions that it seems that it is easier to live on the street.
In Bhubaneshwar, you can attend whatever you want: chariot festivals, which take place every year, museums with artifacts and other ancient interesting places, art galleries.
Excursions are also present, you can spend in a two-level rocky caves, show untouched Indian nature and much more.
As for the rest of the entertainment, they are of little surprise: diving, shopping, swimming, attractions. Markets and shops are not much different from other Indian markets and shops - the same carpets, gold and silver, spices and fruits.
But the cuisine here in Bhubaneshwar has its own local flavor that should not be missed.