Welcome and enjoy your stay in any of the excellent hotels of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. Many big hotel groups have established their hotels in Bhubaneswar and Puri.
Shopping in Bhubaneswar has become a fun-filled exercise where you find lots of markets & shopping places. Apart from this, the city comprises different shops for the world famous Sambalpuri & Pata Saree, Tarakasi items (Silver Filigree) & many more things.
Bhubaneswar (BBSR), capital of Orissa is situated in the eastern coastal plains of India and south-west of the Mahanadi river. Bhubaneswar is situated between 21° 15' North Latitude 85° 15' Longitude and at an altitude of 43 mtrs. above sea level.The normal temparature here in winter lies between 12 °C to 15 °C and in summer 40 °C to 46 °C.The monsoons reaches in June & the average rainfall per year is between 1400 to 1600 mm.
Bhubaneswar, a land of glorious history, art & culture.The city as seen the great mauryan ruler changing into ikon of peace.Apart from this Hinduism supplemented Jainism, and Kesari and Ganga kingdoms did a lot for the progress of Orissa culture, which can been seen in the city. Previously, in the same row during the period of Kharavel, Orissa started gaining it's lost glory.
The ancient capital of the Kalinga dynasty, and presently the capital of Orissa, Bhubaneswar's history is of over 2000 years. Sisupalgarh which is situated at the suburbs of the city, once was the capital of Sovereign Kharvel . The elephant caves writing at the Khandagiri and Udaigiri mountains are proof of the region's ancient times.The name of Bhubaneswar is taken from the Sanskrit word Tribhuvaneswara, which is another name of Lord Shiva.
Bhubaneswar means the “Lord of the Universe”. During the period of 261 B.C.the great Mauryan emperor Ashoka captured the kalinga after a bloody battle in which lakhs of soldiers lost their life .
King Ashoka renounced bloodshed and embraced Buddism after the massacre of Kalinga war.
