If you ever plan to visit Odisha, your itinerary must feature Western Odisha because it is one of the most beautiful parts of the state. And if you suffer from time constraints, then visit at least one district of the region. In that case I will recommend you to take a tour of Balangir district […]
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Your love for Indian history and monuments would be incomplete unless you visit the Ajanta and Ellora cave monuments. These caves have long been revered as the epitome of ancient Indian art and culture. They not only symbolise a beautiful art form, but they also needed a great deal of hard work. The true ambiance
Adding further charm to Sonepur is the river Mahanadi which flows by the town. This post is however not about anything that I have described above. Today, I will take you to a small village about 30 kilometers from Sonepur. A place that was quite unknown to people even in Odisha only a few years back. But now it is famous and has become a tourist hotspot.
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Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji called it the “The most impregnable fortress in India” and the British referred to it as “Troy of the East”, after a mighty city fort described in the Greek mythology. Welcome to Gingee fort in Villupuram district of Tamilnadu about 157 kms from the state capital Chennai. Ironically the fort which has
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Situated on the laps of the historic Ganghamardan hill range the two places invite thousands of pilgrims and tourists from Odisha and neighbouring states like Chhatisgarh and others, The two places can be developed into important spiritual destinations and hubs of eco-tourism.
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