Dhabaleswar Temple
Cuttack, Odisha, India
Nearby attractions
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.
Cuttack Bali Yatra Ground
Cuttack, Odisha
The Mahanadi riverbank where Asia's largest trade fair recalls Odisha's ancient sea-voyages to Bali — a week of lights, food and boat-floating each Kartik.
Barabati Fort
Cuttack, Odisha
The moated 14th-century Ganga-dynasty fort on the Mahanadi — a lone gateway and mound remaining of the citadel that ruled medieval Odisha.
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.
Netaji Birthplace Museum Cuttack
Cuttack, Odisha
The 'Janakinath Bhawan' where Subhas Chandra Bose was born in 1897 — his early life, letters and freedom-struggle relics in the family mansion.
Deras & Jhumka Dam
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Two forest reservoirs inside Chandaka sanctuary — Bhubaneswar's nearest picnic waters, where elephants sometimes come to drink at dusk.
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.
Saptasajya Hills
Dhenkanal, Odisha
Seven forested ridges of Ramayana legend — a Raghunath temple, cool springs and a hilltop garden retreat of the Dhenkanal kings.