{"id":483,"date":"2019-07-21T11:47:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T06:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/?p=483"},"modified":"2019-07-21T11:47:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T06:17:02","slug":"why-you-must-visit-odisha-at-least-once-in-your-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/odisha\/temples\/why-you-must-visit-odisha-at-least-once-in-your-lifetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Must Visit Odisha At Least Once in Your Lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brimming with a lot of history, diversity, wildlife and vibrancy, Odisha has got endless opportunities for tourists. Since long Odisha has been claimed to be \u201cIndia\u2019s Best Kept Secret\u201d but things have been changing off-late. Thanks to the passionate travelers, bloggers and the digital audience, Odisha has gradually become one of the preferred destinations to visit.<\/p>\n

But you may ask – What is there in Odisha, which other states doesn\u2019t have? What\u2019s the wow factor about Odisha? Is it only the Jagannath Temple that\u2019s a tourist attraction<\/a><\/span> of this state? And many more such questions!<\/p>\n

No doubt about Odisha\u2019s annual Rath Yatra<\/strong>, pulling plenty of crowd and gathering from across the globe, but that\u2019s not the only reason which makes this state a splendid place to be at.<\/p>\n

\"Khandagiri-Udaygiri-Caves\"
Image Courtesy: Odisha Tourism<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you get curious to know about ancient and long-lost tales<\/strong>, then you will get a storehouse of historical insights in this state. While Khandagiri Udayagiri caves<\/strong>, Konark Sun Temple<\/strong>, Rajarani Temple<\/strong>, and more are some well-known destinations, there are also ancient places hidden in every nook and cranny of this state, which still strongly represent the ancient vibe.<\/p>\n

\"Chandragiri\"
Jirang Monastery, Source: Internet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not just ancient, Odisha is popular for its Buddhist teachings<\/strong> also. And you\u2019ll get a lot of hints of Buddhism<\/a><\/span> from Dhauligiri<\/strong>, Ratnagiri<\/strong>, Udayagiri<\/strong> and Lalitagiri<\/strong>, as well as the very impressive Jirang Monastery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Bhitarkanika\"
Bhitarkanika, Source: Internet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If adventure and wildlife<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is what entices you, Odisha has got a splendid setting of it in the names of Bhitarkanika<\/strong>, Similipal<\/strong>, Chilika<\/strong>, and a whole lot of places, which are surrounded by forests on one side, and wildness on the other.<\/p>\n

\"Duduma-Waterfall\"
Duduma Waterfall, Image Credit: Anupam Behera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, if we have talked about forests, we cannot miss the mountains<\/strong>. Describing the mountains and hill ranges of Odisha as \u2018just beautiful\u2019 would be an understatement; scenic and picturesque are what they all about. You got to visit Deomali<\/strong>, Koraput<\/strong>, Daringbadi<\/strong> for having a pristine encounter with nature and mountains, like nowhere else. Some of them even have waterfalls<\/strong><\/a><\/span> close to it, which is an added attraction to their never-ending beauty.<\/p>\n

\"Puri-Beach\"
Puri Beach, Image Credit: Shakti Nanda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And beaches<\/strong>! Oh-the-beaches of Odisha<\/a><\/span> will sometimes make you forget the best beaches where you might have earlier wandered at. It\u2019s not just the Puri beach<\/strong> we\u2019re taking about; there\u2019s Chandrabhaga<\/strong>, Ramchandi<\/strong>, receding sea of Chandipur<\/strong>,\u00a0Gopalpur<\/strong> and so much more to give you the most relaxed break, which you\u2019ve been looking for.<\/p>\n

\"Museum-of-Tribal-Arts-and-Artifacts\"
Museum of Tribal Arts and Artifacts, Source: Internet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And if you really want to take back something from Odisha, it sure has to be the vibrant arts and crafts<\/strong> of this state. From stone and wood carving<\/strong>, metal crafts<\/strong>, tribal crafts<\/strong>, silver filigree<\/strong>, paintings<\/strong>, traditional hand-looms<\/strong> and so much more, you\u2019ll find every piece unique, and best amongst all. Also, if you want to have a hands-on experience of the arts of Odisha, do visit the Raghurajpur village<\/strong> and explore the magic of Pattachitra paintings<\/strong>, palm leaf paintings<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n

Odisha has a lot to offer, and it\u2019s not just these which we have mentioned. There\u2019s so much alluring beauty in Odisha that you have to visit this state, to actually experience every side of it. Visit Odisha<\/a><\/span> \u2013 for its beaches, mountains, wildlife, cuisines, waterfalls, forests, arts, tribal culture<\/a><\/span> \u2013 and take back memories like never before.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brimming with a lot of history, diversity, wildlife and vibrancy, Odisha has got endless opportunities for tourists. Since long Odisha has been claimed to be \u201cIndia\u2019s Best Kept Secret\u201d but things have been changing off-late. Thanks to the passionate travelers, bloggers and the digital audience, Odisha has gradually become one of the preferred destinations to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,17,32,86,3,1,69,28],"tags":[4,6,65,273,5,9],"class_list":["post-483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventure","category-beaches","category-buddhist","category-festivals","category-odisha","category-temples","category-waterfalls","category-wildlife","tag-odisha","tag-places-to-visit-in-odisha","tag-things-to-do-in-odisha","tag-top-places-of-odisha","tag-travel","tag-visit-odisha"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":489,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions\/489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoiceholiday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}