Bhubaneswar is an ancient city in India’s eastern state of Odisha, formerly Orissa. Many temples built from sandstone are dotted around Bindu Sagar Lake in the old city, including the 11th-century Hindu Lingaraja Temple. Outside Rajarani Temple are sculpted figures of the guardians of the 8 cardinal and ordinal directions. Jain antiques, weaponry and indigenous pattachitra paintings fill the Odisha State Museum. Konark is a medium town in the Puri district in the state of Odisha, India. It lies on the coast by the Bay of Bengal, 60 kilometers from the capital of the state, Bhubaneswar. It is the site of the 7th-century Sun Temple, also known as the Black Pagoda, built in black granite during the reign of Narasimhadeva-I. Satapara meets the Irrawaddy Dolphins in nature and the Harada-Sagar Sangam or the sea mouth (the point where the lake meets the sea). Enjoy the day at the lake ( India’s biggest inland lake spread over 1,100 square kilometers). Gopalpur-on- sea via Tenta, Birnasingpur along Chilka lake; visit the fishing village to see the fishermen at work, searching prawns, mackerel and crabs. Gopalpur offers a secluded environment and magnificent sun, surf and sand for most of the year.