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Bhubaneswar — host of Dhauli Shanti Utsav

त्योहार · ODISHA

Dhauli Shanti Utsav.

March/April · Bhubaneswar

Peace festival at the Kalinga War site. Classical dance performances at Dhauli Peace Pagoda. Celebrates Ashoka's transformation.

क्यों मायने रखता हैCelebrating where war ended and peace began — 261 BCE to today

इस त्योहार के लिए जा रहे हैं? March में Bhubaneswar

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जाएँ

Spring festivals add color to the Temple City

Bhubaneswar की March गाइड देखें

कैसे पहुँचें

ऊँचाई
45 m
नज़दीकी हवाई अड्डा
Biju Patnaik Intl (BBI) — 6km
नज़दीकी रेलवे
Bhubaneswar Railway Station — 3km

Bhubaneswar में अभी

Bhubaneswar में कहाँ रुकें

  • Trident Bhubaneswar

    ₹₹₹₹
    luxury-resort · CB-1, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar — 14 acres of orchards and lawns, 20 min from the airport

    An Oberoi-group Trident set on 14 acres of fruit orchards and manicured lawns — just 57 rooms and 5 suites, so it stays quiet and uncrowded. The temple-city architecture and garden calm make it the pick for travellers who want a luxury base without urban noise.

  • Panthanivas Bhubaneswar (OTDC)

    ₹₹
    government-guesthouse · Lewis Road, Bhubaneswar — the OTDC state-tourism hotel near the old-town temples

    The Odisha Tourism Development Corporation's Bhubaneswar property — plain, government-run and inexpensive, with a restaurant and bar. Useful as a budget base near the Lingaraj-temple old-town cluster, and a fallback when the private hotels are booked out during festival season.

  • Swosti Premium

    ₹₹₹
    hotel · P-1, Jaydev Vihar, Bhubaneswar — a five-minute walk from Mayfair Lagoon

    A locally owned 5-star in the Jaydev Vihar hotel cluster — reliable rooms, a rooftop, multiple restaurants and a central location that puts the museum, Ekamra heritage walks and the airport all within easy reach. The value-conscious alternative to Mayfair and Trident.

Bhubaneswar की सभी ठहरने की जगहें

कहाँ खाएँ

  • Bikalananda Kar's Rasagola (Bhubaneswar outlet)

    लीजेंडरी
    Saheed Nagar / Buxi Bazaar · ₹

    सिग्नेचरSalepur Rasagola — soft, brown, slightly chewy, the Bikali Kar recipe since 1922

    The Bhubaneswar Saheed Nagar outlet is the easiest stop if you're not driving the full Pahala-Salepur stretch — same Salepur recipe, urban-shop convenience. Buy by the dozen, eat the same day. The special cham cham (₹295/box) is the under-rated second pick.

  • Pahala Rasagola Cluster

    लीजेंडरी
    Pahala village (NH-16 between Bhubaneswar and Cuttack) · ₹

    सिग्नेचरPahala rasagola — brown, soft (not spongy), thin-syrup, 24-hour shelf life

    Prices and product are essentially identical across all 100+ shops — pick the busiest cart, not the prettiest signboard. Driving Bhubaneswar→Cuttack the cluster sits ~20km north of Bhubaneswar on NH-16 — eastern side has more shops. Buy a dozen for ₹120-150; eat within 24 hours, no fridge needed but no longer than that.

  • Dalma

    Madhusudan Nagar, Unit 4 · ₹₹

    सिग्नेचरDalma — the lentil-and-vegetable curry the restaurant is named for

    Order the dalma + pakhala bhata combo (fermented rice-water rice with fried fish) for the dish the cuisine is built around — most visitors only order one of the two. Available across lunch service but the pakhala batch is fresh from 11.30am. Cash + UPI accepted, cards work.

  • Odisha Hotel

    Lewis Road, Old Town · ₹

    सिग्नेचरPakhala bhata with badi chura, fried fish, and dahi baingan

    Pakhala stops around 3pm — go before 2 for the full thali. Lewis Road branch is closer to Old Town temples; Sahid Nagar is the AC-comfort alternative. No alcohol, no music, no fuss. Cash preferred, UPI works.

Bhubaneswar की सभी खाने की जगहें

Bhubaneswar के और त्योहार

March में और कहीं के त्योहार

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