Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Nearby attractions
Deras & Jhumka Dam
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Two forest reservoirs inside Chandaka sanctuary — Bhubaneswar's nearest picnic waters, where elephants sometimes come to drink at dusk.
Ansupa Lake
Cuttack, Odisha
Odisha's largest freshwater lake — a horseshoe oxbow of the Mahanadi under the Saranda hills, ringed by reeds and winter migratory birds.
Udayagiri & Khandagiri Caves
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Twin hills of Jain rock-cut monasteries carved for King Kharavela's monks in the 1st century BCE — the Hathigumpha inscription tells Kalinga's own history.
ISKCON Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
The Krishna-Balaram temple on Nayapalli's rise — kirtan halls, Govinda's prasadam and one of the city's calmest spiritual corners.
Nandankanan Zoological Park
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
A forest zoo around Kanjia lake — the first to breed white tigers, with a lion-and-tiger safari, gharials and a botanical garden across the water.
Ekamra Haat & Tribal Museum
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
A crafts bazaar of Odishan handloom and the acclaimed Museum of Tribal Arts & Artefacts — recreated huts of 62 tribes with living-culture galleries.
Dhabaleswar Temple
Cuttack, Odisha
An island Shiva temple in the Mahanadi reached by a long suspension bridge — a favourite family picnic and a legend of a devoted washerman.
Odisha State Museum
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
The state's great collection — palm-leaf manuscripts, Bronze Age copper hoards, Buddhist bronzes and the finest gallery of Odishan stone sculpture.
Ram Mandir Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
A modern landmark temple in Kharavela Nagar with tall tricolour-lit gopurams — the city's busiest evening shrine and festival hub.
Vaital Deula
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
An 8th-century Chamunda temple with a rare khakhara (barrel) roof — a tantric shrine of the eight-armed goddess, spookiest at dusk.
Lingaraj Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
The 11th-century masterpiece of Kalinga architecture — a 55-m deul to Harihara (Shiva-Vishnu as one), the crown of Bhubaneswar's 'temple city'.
Mukteswar Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
The 'gem of Odishan architecture' (c. 950 CE) — a jewel-box shrine famed for its arched torana gateway carved with monkeys and slender maidens.