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DAY 01 |
DELHI |
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Previous day or early morning, arrive in Delhi
and transfer to hotel.
Sightseeing : QUTAB MINAR - HUMAYUN'S TOMB
- RED FORT - RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN - INDIA GATE...
NEW DELHI : New Delhi is the capital of India and its third-largest
city. In Old Delhi you will find many mosques, monuments
and forts relating to India's Muslim history. The other
Delhi in New Delhi, the imperial city created as the capital
of India by the British. It is a spacious, open city and
contains many embassies and government buildings. |
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| DAY 02 |
DELHI - BHUBANESWAR |
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TRANSFER TO HOTEL, AFTERNOON SIGHTSEEING
OF THE CITY.
BHUBANESWAR : The town's history goes back over 2000
years, as excavations at Sisuphal Garh, the remains of
ruined city, have shown. Bhubaneswar is known as Temple
Town and Cathedral City on account of its many temples
in the extravagant Orissan style.
The date from the 8th to the 13th century AD and it is
said that at one time the Bindu Sagar tank had over 7000
temples around it. During the last week of January the
Tribal Festival is held here with dances, handicrafts
and folk art on display.
LINGARAJ MANDIR : Surrounded by a high wall, the
great temple of Bhubaneswar is dedicated to Tribhuvaneswar
or lord of the three worlds, also known as Bhubaneshwar.
In the present form it dates from 1090-1104, although
parts of it are over 1400 years old. The granite block
which represents Tribhuvaneswar is said to be bathed daily
with water, milk and bhang. The temple compound is about
150 meters square and is dominated by the 40 meter high
temple tower. |
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| DAY 03 |
BHUBANESHWAR - PIPLI - KONARAK |
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PIPLI : A small village notable for
its appliqué craft. The colorful materials are used to
make temple umbrellas and wall hangings.
KONARAK : Population 11,000. Konarak was constructed
in the mid-13th century, but remarkably little is known
about its early history. It's thought to have been built
by the Orissan king, Narashimhadev I, to celebrate his
military victory over the Muslims. It is believed to have
fallen into disuse in the early 17th century after being
desecrated by one of Jehangir's envoys. Until the early
1900s it was simply an interesting ruin of impressive
size.
Then in 1904 debris and sand were cleared from around
the temple base and the sheer magnitude of its architect's
imagination was revealed. The entire temple was conceived
as a chariot for the Sun God, Surya. Around the base of
the temple and the immense structure is covered with carvings,
sculptures, figures. |
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| DAY 04 |
KONARAK - PURI |
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| PURI : The seaside resort of Puri,
60 km from Bhubaneswar, is one of the four dhams (holiest
Hindu pilgrimage places in India). Religious life in the
city revolves around the great Jagannath Temple and its
famous Rath Yatra or Car Festival. It is thought that
Puri was the hiding place for the Buddha tooth of Kandy
before it was spirited away to Sri Lanka. There are similarities
between the Rath Yatra and the annual Kandy procession
. Puri's other great attraction is its long sandy beach
that draws large numbers of Western travelers and Indians. |
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| DAY 05 |
PURI |
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| Free day to explore the area. |
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| DAY 06 |
PURI - BHUBANESHWAR |
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| DAY 07 |
BHUBANESHWAR - DELHI AND ONWARD BACK HOME FLIGHT. |
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