Introduction
There are many attractive places in Orissa. Orissa is a picturesque country is full of many natural beauties. Our forefathers have built many temples and forts. All these are worth-seeing. Some of those attractive places are depicted below.
Puri
Puri is the most important holy place of the Hindus. There is the temple of Lord Jagannath here. This city is also famous for the grand car-festival. Many tourists come here to see the Lord and the golden sea-beach.
Konark
Konark is famous for the Sun-temple. It is situated on the bank of the Bay of Bengal. The architectural beauty of the Konark temple is beyond comparison. Foreign tourists come here to see this beauty.
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of Orissa. It is famous for the Lingaraj temple, Rajarani temple, Khandagiri and Udaygiri caves, Assembly and Pathani Samanta Planetarium.
Cuttack
Cuttack is the most ancient city of Orissa. It is situated in the delta of the Mahanadi and the Kathajodi. It is famous for the Barabati Fort, the Kathajodi stone embankment, Orissa High court, S.C.B Medical College and hospital, Ravenshaw University, Netaji Subhas Sadan and many other ancient buildings.
Paradeep
It is a great port on the East coast of India. It is in the Jagatisinghpur District. It is on the Bay of Bengal.
Rourkela
It is famous for Rourkela steel plant.
Anugul
It is famous for the NALCO Plant.
Jajpur
It is situated on the Baitarani River. It is famous for Biraja temple.
Sambalpur
It is situated on the Mahanadi. It is famous for silk sarees. The temple of Maa Samaleswari is here. The famous Hirakud dam is situated not far from it.
Chilika
It is the biggest brackish water lake of India. It is joined to the Bay of Bengal. It is famous for varieties of birds that migrate to this lake in summer.
Keonjhar
It is an industrial town. There are big iron-ore mines in this district. It is famous for Ghatagaon Tarini Devi and Ghagara waterfall.
Besides these, there are many other attractive places in Orissa. The govt. must take steps for the development of these places as tourist spots. In this way foreign tourists will come here in huge numbers. This will generate revenue and employment.
