Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, once had 7,000 temples, but only a hundred of them now remain. Historic Bhubaneswar's largest temple is the eleventh century Lingaraja. Gems of architectural attraction are the Mukteshwar and Raja Rani temples which too are for sightseeing and not for regular worship as is the famous Konarak temple which is about 65 kms from Bhubaneswar. Here Surya, the sun god, rides the heavens on his chariot of stone. The sun temple represents the pinnacle of the Kalinga tradition in architecture.