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Bhubaneswar is topographically divided into western uplands and eastern lowlands, with hillocks in the western and northern parts. [20] Kanjia lake on the northern outskirts, affords rich biodiversity and is a wetland of national importance. [21] Bhubaneswar's soils are 65 per cent laterite, 25 per cent alluvial and 10 per cent sandstone. [22]
Ekamra Kshetra or the temple city of Bhubaneswar is a series of ancient sandstone temples, heritage ponds and water tanks, its wealth of monuments is testament to an ancient continuous architectural and historical heritage covering over 2,000 years from the 3rd century BC to the 15th century AD.
The lingam of the temple. Parashurameshvara Temple is one of the Parashurameshvara group of temples, considered to be the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar. [2] [3] [4] Some historians believe Parashurameshvara Temple to have been built in the early 8th century CE., subsequent to the construction of the Satruguneswar, Bharateswar and Lakshmaneswar temples in the late 7th century, although K.C ...
Bhubaneswar is the capital city of Odisha, India.It was the ancient capital of the Kalinga Empire and the architectural legacy of the period is its greatest attraction. . There are many sites in the city that testify the importance of the region during the 7th to 11th century A.D when the Kalinga kings ruled Odisha and the regions bey
The Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary is a 190 km 2 protected area near the capital city, Bhubaneswar. However, urban expansion and over-grazing have reduced the forests, driving the herds of elephants to migrate away, as well as increasing human-elephant conflicts—which sometimes results in injury and death (on both sides).
Bhubaneswar replaced Cuttack as the political capital of the state of Orissa in 1968, 21 years after India gained its independence from Britain. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are often commonly together known as the twin-cities of Orissa. The metropolitan area formed by the twin cities has a 2011 population of 1.4 million.
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