Odisha
East India
Some of India's finest temple architecture, a long quiet coast, and craft villages inland.
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Discover Odisha
Temple towers carved in extraordinary detail across Bhubaneswar and Konark, a long and largely empty coast, and craft villages working the same way they have for generations.
Food
Rice, mustard and very little chilli — and temple kitchens that cook at scale.
Festivals
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Road trips
The golden triangle here is compact — three days covers it.
Food & cuisine
Signature dishes and local flavours to look for while exploring Odisha.
5 dishes
Dalma
Lentils cooked with vegetables and a light tempering of cumin and bay leaf — an everyday Odia staple.
Chhena Poda
A baked, caramelised cottage-cheese dessert said to have been invented in Odisha.
Pakhala Bhata
Fermented rice soaked in water and eaten chilled with fried sides — a summer staple across Odisha.
Macha Ghanta
An Odia-style fish curry cooked with vegetables and a mustard-based gravy.
Poda Pitha
A slow-baked cake of fermented rice-and-lentil batter, sometimes called Odisha's own answer to cake.
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