KHAND GIRI, BHUBNESHWAR (ORISSA)

The Udaigiri caves are located in a pretty congested area. At the foothill, to the right is the Queen's palace, locally known as the Rani ka Naur. The two storey structure has eight entrance points in all and the exquisitely sculpted pillars coupled with the embellished arches are bound to leave one spellbound. Rani Ka Naur is topped by Ganesh Gumpha -10. The Gumpha owes its name to the elephant headed Ganesha that graces the rear wall of the cell. The Pavana Gumpha and Sarpa Gumpha, known as the Cave of Purification and Serpeant Cave, respectively also warrant a special visit.

            

CHILKA LAKE , Bhubaneswar, Orissa .

Chilika Lake, popularly known as Chilka, the queen of Natural scenery in Orissa, also known as the Swiss-lake in the continent. Nestling in the heart of coastal Orissa, Chilika is India's biggest inland lake. Spread over 1165 square kilometres during the monsoon season and 906 square kilometres during dry season, it runs along the borders of three districts of Puri, Khurda and Ganjam and finally joins the Bay of Bengal through a narrow mouth, forming an enormous lagoon of brackish water. Chilika is the largest brackish water lagoon of Asia situated on east coast of India.