Odisha

Odisha

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East India

Some of India's finest temple architecture, a long quiet coast, and craft villages inland.

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Puri
Konark
Konark
Bhubaneswar
Chilika
Chilika
Simlipal
Simlipal
Raghurajpur

What Odisha is known for

TemplesCoastHeritageWildlifeCrafts

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Discover Odisha

Temple towers carved in extraordinary detail across Bhubaneswar and Konark, a long and largely empty coast, and craft villages working the same way they have for generations.

Food

Rice, mustard and very little chilli — and temple kitchens that cook at scale.

Odia thali

Odia thali

Dalma at the centre — lentils cooked with vegetables, no onion or garlic.

Festivals

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Rath Yatra, Puri

Rath Yatra, Puri

Three enormous chariots pulled through the streets, usually June or July. The town fills completely.

Food & cuisine

Signature dishes and local flavours to look for while exploring Odisha.

5 dishes

Dalma

Lentils cooked with vegetables and a light tempering of cumin and bay leaf — an everyday Odia staple.

Chhena Poda

Chhena Poda

A baked, caramelised cottage-cheese dessert said to have been invented in Odisha.

Pakhala Bhata

Fermented rice soaked in water and eaten chilled with fried sides — a summer staple across Odisha.

Macha Ghanta

An Odia-style fish curry cooked with vegetables and a mustard-based gravy.

Poda Pitha

A slow-baked cake of fermented rice-and-lentil batter, sometimes called Odisha's own answer to cake.

Attractions in Odisha

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