Bhubaneswar,
the capital of the East Indian state of Orissa, Bhubaneswar
extends from latitude 2015' North to longitude 85?52' East.
An important city of the temple triangle of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar
has direct air, road, and rail connection with the other
major cities of India.
Konark (lat.
19.53'N; long. 86.06'E) is a small town in Puri distrit.
The Bay of Bengal is barely 4 kilometer away. It is 70 km
from Bhubaneswar. The name Konark is a variant of Konark
which means the Arka (Sun) of Kona (corner), the corner
being that of Trikona on the bank of the Kushabhadra.
Cuttack,
the former capital and one of the oldest cities of Orissa
is the administrative headquarters of the district. The
town is situated at the apex of the delta formed by the
rivers Mahanadi in the North and Kathajodi in the South.
It serves as a convenient base for touring the various places
of interest in the district.
Puri a heaven
on earth is the common description of Puri. Both the devout
and the pleasure-seeker bestow such praise on the place.
The world's biggest Vishnu temple dividing the skyline through
a host of smaller temples overlooking Puri's wide, sprawling,
clean, sunny, buoyant, and vibrant beach, which too is one
of world's finest of its kind are its chief attractions
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