Spring horse dance festival of Kandhamal tribals. Performers wear bamboo horse frames, dance to drum rhythms. Ancient martial tradition.
क्यों मायने रखता हैAncient tribal horse dance — bamboo frames, drum rhythms, spring energy
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Naksh.iq
ISSUE Nº 47 · MAY 2026
त्योहार · ODISHA
Chaiti Ghoda.
April (Chaitra) · Daringbadi
इस त्योहार के लिए जा रहे हैं? April में Daringbadi
NakshIQ स्कोर
3/10
रुकें
Losing its cool advantage — still better than the coast
कैसे पहुँचें
ऊँचाई
915 m
नज़दीकी हवाई अड्डा
Biju Patnaik Intl (BBI) — 250km
नज़दीकी रेलवे
Berhampur Railway Station — 110km
Daringbadi में अभी
Daringbadi में कहाँ रुकें
The Hill Resorts Daringbadi
₹₹resort · Daringbadi, Kandhamal district — a mid-range hill resort with a poolAn affordable Daringbadi hill resort with rooms, an on-site restaurant, a pool and free Wi-Fi, plus space for events and tribal-culture experiences. A good value alternative to Utopia for families exploring the Kandhamal hills.
Utopia Resort Daringbadi
₹₹₹resort · Daringbadi village, Kandhamal district — the 'Kashmir of Odisha' hill stationDaringbadi's Tripadvisor #1-ranked resort — 24 well-appointed suite and deluxe rooms with Wi-Fi and modern comforts, in the pine-and-coffee hill country of Kandhamal. The most reliable comfort base for this misty hill station.
कहाँ खाएँ
Daringbadi Nature Camp Restaurant (OTDC / Odisha Eco-Tourism)
Daringbadi Nature Camp · ₹₹सिग्नेचरHome-style Odia veg and non-veg meals included with cottage stays
Meals are geared to camp residents and run on fixed sittings, so this is for travellers booked into the Nature Camp rather than walk-in diners — confirm meal timings at check-in. Book the cottage well ahead in winter season, as the camp fills quickly. Tariffs already bundle all three meals.
Hotel Hilltop Restaurant
Medical Road, Daringbadi town · ₹₹सिग्नेचरChicken curry and chicken biryani
Daringbadi has limited and inconsistent restaurant options, so a hotel restaurant like this is the safer choice — and it does not require staying at the hotel. Food quality is best in peak tourist season (winter); in the off-season, order ahead as kitchens run light. Carry cash; card and UPI are unreliable here.
Hotel Hill View Restaurant
Daringbadi town · ₹सिग्नेचरVegetarian thali and chicken plates
Best as a simple, cheap lunch stop rather than a destination meal. As with most Daringbadi kitchens, food is freshest in tourist season and during the main meal windows — turn up at standard lunch and dinner hours rather than odd times. Cash only is safest.
Coffee Café at Daringbadi Coffee Garden
Kilabadi Coffee Garden, ~3km from Daringbadi · ₹सिग्नेचरLocally grown and processed Daringbadi coffee
This is the one genuinely on-brand stop in Daringbadi — taste the local coffee where it is grown, not a town café. The garden also has a children's amusement zone and a butterfly-shaped selfie point, so it works as a family halt. Pair it with the coffee-and-pepper plantation walk; carry cash.
April में और कहीं के त्योहार
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