Khuludi Waterfalls and Temple in Angul

Khuludi WaterfallsAfter a long gap, I planned for some biking and still there were some places in my radar which I had not captured in my lens till now. One of them is Khuludi Temple and waterfall in Angul District and others being Mirigkhoj/Miriglotah and Murgamahadev. And this time a new pillion ventured with me- Subhashis...

India Moves in Slow Motion...Journey to Darbhanga by Railways

True that Mark Tully has described Gangetic Plains and its stories as “Heart of India”. And perhaps I would have missed the beats, had I not visited Darbhanga which according my boss is “Texas of India”. Reason being that in these parts of India, guns speak before mouth…true “Cow Boy ishhhhhhtyle”. Mark Tully is obsessed...

Puri- The Final Destination of every Oriya

Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri I have always been fascinated by drive to Puri right from my college days at KITS. Every place on the 60 km drive from Bhubaneswar has some significance. Still remember those days when me, Mota and Asit would ride on one of my fellow roommate, Bikash’s Scooter and would set off to Puri....

Sun Temple of Konark

There are certain things without which Orissa can’t be thought off. One of them is the Konark Wheel or Chaka.Konark Wheel---Symbol of Orissa The Sun Temple of Konark or the Black Pagoda was constructed in mid thirteenth century by Raja Narasinghs Deva-I of the Ganga Dynasty.Konark was coined as Black Pagoda by European...

Balukhand Konark Wildlife Sanctuary

We came across Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary while driving down from Puri towards Konark. This road is known as Marine Drive and runs along the length of the Sanctuary. This is one of the few sanctuaries that is situated on a sea coast and is also one of the nesting grounds of endangered Olive Ridleys.Signs of AutumnSince,...