Thursday, December 18, 2018 Puri-Calcutta Namaste from Calcutta! An early-morning alarm on my phone at 4. 30 am woke me up in Puri on our last morning in Orissa. We had a 5.45 am train from Puri station—the Shatabdi Express—to Calcutta, where we would arrive at 1. 30 pm. We had also arranged for a…
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In Bhubaneshwar—Visiting the Lingaraj Temple and Orissa’s State Museum
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Puri-Bhubaneswar-Puri A Visit to Bhubaneshwar’s Lingaraj Temple and Orissa’s State Museum Namaste from Puri in Orissa! Since we did not really have anything drawn up in our itinerary today, I decided that I would return to the capital city of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar, as I really did not…
Exploring the Orissa Village of Raghurajpur and Visiting the Sun Temple in Konarak
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Raghurajpur and Konarak Exploring Orissa’s Rural Village Life at Raghurajpur and Visiting the Famous Sun Temple at Konarak Namaste from Puri, Orissa! What a fabulous (but oh so exhausting) day we had today as my travels in the state of Orissa continue with my friends Nafisa…
Exploring Lake Chilka in Orissa, the Jaganath Temple and Dinner in a Colonail Railway Restaurant
Monday, December 17, 2018 Bombay Exploring Lake Chilka and Viewing the Jaganath Temple and Dinner in a Colonial Railway Restaurant Namaste from Puri in Orissa! Awaking in Puri in a vast three-star hotel which overlooks the waterfront—a vast beach on the mighty Bay of Bengal—was a novel experience. After spending some…
Namaste Orissa! Arrival in Bhubaneswar and Exploring Puri
ORISSA AND CALCUTTA Sunday, December 16, 2018 Bombay-Bhubaneswar-Puri Namaste from Puri in the state of Orissa! As is to be expected, I did not sleep much as I have a trip tomorrow. Stayed awake until about 2.00 am—so decided to get up and write! Another blog post in the bag later, it…