💎 Hidden Gem📍 Dam📍 Nature📍 Picnic💎 Hidden Gem

Deras & Jhumka Dam

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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Overview

Two forest reservoirs inside Chandaka sanctuary — Bhubaneswar's nearest picnic waters, where elephants sometimes come to drink at dusk.

Why visit: Green dam-side picnics minutes from the city, wildlife bonus.

Things to do

›Dam-side picnic
›Forest walks
›Dusk elephant chance

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

~₹50 (sanctuary)

Est. budget

₹100–400

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

3.9 km

📍 Sanctuary

4.1

Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

The forest on Bhubaneswar's doorstep — elephant herds, Deras dam and Ambilo watchtower, a green lung minutes from the capital.

Oct–MarHalf dayExplore

9.3 km

💎 Hidden Gem🏞️ Lake

4.2

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.

Nov–FebHalf dayExplore

19.2 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Temple

4.2

Bhattarika Temple

Cuttack, Odisha

A four-armed Shakti goddess on the Mahanadi bank at Sasanga — boats cross the wide river to her shrine, thronged each Navratri.

Oct–Mar; NavratriHalf dayExplore

20.9 km

📍 Cave

4.5

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.

Oct–Mar2 hrsExplore

21.2 km

📍 Zoo

4.4

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.

Oct–MarHalf dayExplore

21.3 km

📍 Temple

4.3

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.

Jul–Mar; Shivratri2 hrsExplore

21.8 km

📍 Temple

4.4

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.

Year-round; Janmashtami1 hrExplore

23.3 km

📍 Cultural

4.3

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.

Oct–Mar2–3 hrsExplore