💎 Hidden Gem📍 Temple📍 Hill📍 Nature💎 Hidden Gem

Chandikhol

Jajpur, Odisha, India

4.1 (0)

Overview

A wooded hill of springs and shrines on NH-16 — the Chandi and Dakshina Kali temples above a perennial 'Akhandalamani' tank in green hills.

Why visit: A cool green pilgrim-picnic halt on the Bhubaneswar–Kolkata road.

Things to do

›Hill temples
›Spring-fed tank
›Forest picnic

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

2 hrs

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Within

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