Nandan Hotel Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India

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Ah Indië...

A travel blog entry by annefrederickx

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Mijn maand Indië zit er spijtig genoeg op! Ik begrijp wel dat er gezegd wordt dat Indië niet het meest makkelijke land is om door te reizen. Zeker in het begin is alles nogal overweldigend: de vele beesten overal, het drukke verkeer, het oorverdovend lawaai, de opdringerigheid van de Indiers zelf, het meer dan pikante eten, ... Maar daartegenover ook de natuur (wel meer van het woestijntype) en de prachtige monumenten (hier in overvloed), wat ...

Sun worshippers

A travel blog entry by helen_joe

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We were out early to get a bus to Konark, home of the Sun Temple. It was a 3 hour uncomfortable bus ride – not what we wanted after sitting on trains so much over the past few days. The trip was worth it though as it was probably the best temple we've seen in India (if Carlsberg did temples …). We got a guide to show us around who had heavily accented English which we strained to understand – Joe, having a ...

Yet another train journey

A travel blog entry by helen_joe

We were at the train station for our train at 5.30am but we must really be cursed because we didn't leave until 6.30am. It was a long, slow journey of 13 hours to Bhubaneswar – again uneventful. After arriving in Bhubaneswar we found a hotel – paying a bit more than the last few days for a decent looking shower, something we were really looking forward to after so long on the ...

A Tribute to the Sun God

A travel blog entry by bhairavi3rdeye

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We visited this beautiful temple on the way out of our Puri visit. It was a pleasure to photograph this ancient temple built in the 13th century during the reign of King Narasimhadeva. At one point and time, the deity in the inner sanctum was suspended in air, probably due to magnet. However, so much of the outer structure was damaged, that ...

Strange things in Bhubaneswar

A travel blog entry by nugar

... instructed. The priest put all this colors on my face, and flowers to my hands. At the end I even gave him 100 rupees. But immediately after the celebration, I started to feel really tired, and weak. I am not sure that it was because of that, but following 4 days I spent in the bed with a high temperature, incredible headache, and weak stomach... I rather did not accept anymore pujas after:)

My ...