History of Bhubaneswar goes back for over two thousand years. It was a capital of great Kalinga empire. Bhubaneswar is known as Temple Town on account of its many temples in the Orissi architectural style. They date from the 8th to the 13th century AD and it is said that at one time the Bindu Sagar tank had over seven thousand temples around it.
The most important temples of India are located in Bhubaneswar including the Lingaraj temple. Last week of January witness tribal festival adorned with traditional folk dance and handicraft display.
The travelers are advised to visit the city in winters as summers are extremely hot in Orissa. There are lot of tourist bunglows and quality hotels in and around bhubaneswar . Local travel agents organize temple tours and city tours on regular basis.
