Of all the regional cultures, Odisha or the ancient Kalinga played a very conspicuous and vital role in the cultural matrix of Indian civilization. Situated on the eastern coast of India, it imbibed the quintessence of cultural traditions of both Northern India and Southern India, yet it succeeded in developing a distinct identity of its own in the realms of creative arts. The cultural heritage of Odisha is one of the oldest, embracing a period of about three thousand years. Must plan once in your life to see places to visit in Odisha's cultural trip.
Odisha has distinct styles of architecture, sculpture, painting, song, dance, and literature. Places to visit in Odisha includes some of the world's renowned temples, such as the Lingaraja temple at Bhubaneswar, Jagannatha temple at Purl and the Sun temple at Konark, which is included in the World Heritage list. Similarly, the Jaina caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri and the Buddhist viharas and stupas of Lalitagiri, Udayagiri, and Ratnagiri are the unique landmarks of Odishan architectural and artistic achievements. Through centuries placesto visit in Odisha have retained their cultural identity within the mainstream of pal-Indian culture. Its social customs and mores are expressed in the long list of festivals connected with an agrarian calendar. Its gods are human and whether they reside in big temples such as Jagannath or Lingaraj or small village shrines, they come out to visit their votaries on festival days. Its unusually large numbers of temples the religious attitude of the people who even today never tile of building tiny temples through spontaneous popular effort in every new locality.
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