In Orissa one can find India in a capsule form. One can see here, the  excavations showing its  historical  past, which dates before the birth  of  Christ, to  the  numerous tribes  (nearly 62 tribes, some of  whom are so  primitive so as to  resemble  the  ones living in the hunting stage of civilization).  One can also see the Golden  Age of Hindu temple builders (Bhubaneshwar still has 500 of the 7000 odd temples built here). This capsule further takes us to the scene of a modern industrialized India, grappling with socio-economic cultural problems due to the industrial revolution. Orissa encompasses everything from primitive India to rural and urban India.

INFORMATION

Government of India Tourist Office, Tel No. 0674/ 2432203.

Since there are numerous hotels in the major cities of Orissa, getting a room is no problem. But if one wants to visit these places at the time of a local festival like for example, the "Rath Yatra" at Puri, then it is prudent to make bookings well in advance.