Monday 21 November 2011

Atri springs hot water Odisha


Atri is one of the famous and well-known sulfur springs in the state of Odisha. This place is near 15 km west of  Khurda district and around 42 km from Bhubaneswar. This hot water is reserved in an artificial pond for the use of people. The circumference of the reservoir is 10 feet with the depth of 15 feet.

Taptapani odisha tourism

Taptapani is one of the most visited tourist destination of Orissa.Tapta means hot and pani means water. It is famous for its hot spring water.This spring water has medicinal values and people take bath to cure skin diseases. Situated at 67 km from Gopalpur and 56 km away from Berhampur.

Saturday 12 November 2011

Chilka Lake - tourist attraction odisha

Chilka LakeChilka Lake is recognized for its exotic splendor and is one of the largest inland salt-water lagoon not only India, but in the entire Asian continent stretching over an area of 1,100 sq km. It spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha.

Chilka Lake  is one of India's migratory birds paradise. It is a heaven for birds in East India.There are more than 150 species of migratory and residential birds here. Many rare and endangered birds are also in the list of birds that regularly visit Chilka.These groups include Polyzoa, Porifera, Protozoa, Coelenterata, Isopoda, Echiura, Chaetognatha, Platyhelminthes, Insecta, Crustacea, Archinida and Mollusca to Fishes, Reptiles, Amphibians, mammals and birds.  Boating and fishing facilities are also available in this lake.

Chilka Lake is dotted with some wonderful small islands that make the lake more picturesque. Kalijai is an important pilgrimage place as the Temple of Goddess Kalijai is situated here.

The nearest airport to the lake is in Bhubaneswar around 120 km away and the nearest railway station is in Balugaon and Rambha.