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Orissa stands for its glorious past and modern endeavour. Endowed with nature's bounty, a 482 km stretch of coastline with far-flung virgin beaches, serpentine rivers, spectacular waterfalls, forest-clad blue hills of Eastern Ghats, rich and varied wildlife, diverse minerals and industries, exquisite handicrafts, etc.,Orissa is dotted with magnificent temples, historic monuments as well as pieces of modern engineering feat. The land, while retaining its pristine glory, also presents the visitors modern amenities. Orissa lies quietly at the eastern corner of India, along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The ancient history of India still lingers in the temples, chaityas and stupas of Orissa. With a rich heritage of 2 thousand years old, Orissa boasts of a glorious past dating back to Mauryan dynasty.

A tour to Orissa would take you to the land of one of the goriest battles (the war of Kalinga) of Indian history, which led to the transformation of Ashoka the conqueror into the greatest benevolent monarch of the world. Travel to Orissa to visit Konark where the ancient Indian architecture culminated to the creation of wonderful Sun temple and many other temples in Bhubaneswar and Puri. You may choose to let your hair own in Chandipur or Gopalpur on sea, or spot a white tiger in Nandankanan. A tour to Orissa would offer you all.