The state of Orissa, of which Bhubaneswar is the capital, is located in the eastern part of India between Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. There are convenient air and surface transportation to Bhubaneswar. The area offers a number of fascinating activities for visitors: many historic shrines built by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains; a range of handicrafts and handwoven textiles, and opportunities for enjoying the distinctive art forms of this region. The areas around Bhubaneswar have several major attractions. The magnificent Sun Temple of Konark (known to generations of sailors as Black Pagoda) is internationally renowned. Puri and Konark have beautiful beaches, and the Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water inland lake in Asia, abounds with migratory birds and many varieties of fish. Close to Bhubaneswar is the Chandaka Forest, a sanctuary for wild elephants, and Nandankanan Zoological Park, a botanical garden that includes the largest lion and tiger safari in India. The Udayagiri and Khandagiri hills at the outskirt of the city have a network of man-made caves dating from the first century B.C. In last decade Bhubaneswar has emerged as an educational hub of India with the establishement of many high-profile institutes  including IIT, IIIT, NISER, and IOPB.

Links to Bhubaneswar:

• The State of Orissa Tourism Site

• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering And Technology Bhubaneswar (CPT)
• College of Engineering & Technology Bhubaneswar (CET)
• Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT Bhubaneswar)
• Institute of Mathematics and Applications (IMA)
• Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT)
• Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar (IOPB)
• International Institute of Information Technology Bhubaneswar (IIIT Bhubaneswar)
• National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)
• Orissa Institute of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)
• Utkal University (http://www.utkal-university.org)
  
• Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB)

Lingaraj Temple	Arch of Mukteswar	Rajarani Temple
Udayagiri-Khandagiri Caves	White Tiger of Nandanakan Zoo	64 Yogini Temple, Hirapur
State Museum, Bhubaneswar	White Pagoda, Dhauli	Winter Birds in Chilika Lake
Jagannath Temple, Puri	Wheel of Sun Temple, Konark	Marine Drive, Puri-Konark