Heritage Tours Orissa

GREEN RIDER-Explore PURI with me!!!!!

Yugabrata Kar — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:33:44 +0000

GREEN RIDER-Explore PURI with me!!!!!

Namaskar and Welcome to Puri-the land of Lord Jagarnnath.

The holy dham Puri has lot to explore for tourist with any interest and the best way is to explore with a friendly Rikshwa.

Barefoot , a local volunteer group has taken this initiative to revive this non polluting mode of transport and to bring more economical benefit with dignity, honesty and professionalism to these Rikshwapullers whose livelihood is now at a stake .With out your support this project “GREEN RIDER “ will not be successful.

Green rider-is a team of dedicated and trained rikshwapullers who are committed to serve the tourists and pilgrimees coming to this holy dham with an honest, professional & environment friendly approach.

We can show you the rich heritage of this holy city in a relaxed and personalized manner .

So come and join me to explore PURI.

TOURS		TOUR PRICE

	Ex C.T ROAD	Ex Mayfair	Ex Swargadwar	Ex Baliapanda

SRI JAGARNNATH DARSHAN (one way/return)	Rs 30/70	Rs 25/60	Rs 25/60	Rs 40/80

(one hr waiting)

PANCHTIRHA & Heritage of PURI (4 HRS) (Mohadadhi,Swetaganga Rohini Kunda,Markand p uskarani, Indradmuna Tank)	Rs180	Rs150	Rs170	Rs200

PILIGRIMAGE TRAIL (4 HRS) (Bedi Hanuman,Sunar gauranga Laxi Mnadir.Gundicha temple Narendar tank,Jatia Baba Jagarnnath ballav,Sri Chaitanya Math,Sidhabakul,Gambhira)	Rs180	Rs160	Rs150	Rs180

LOKNATH TEMPLE TOTA GOPINATH (3 hrs)	Rs180	Rs160	Rs160	Rs130

MEET THE FISHERMEN (1pm-3pm) (Both way)	Rs40	Rs60	Rs70	Rs100

SUNSET TRIP With Beach Market (both way)	Rs140	Rs130	Rs100	Rs70

HANDICRAFT OF PURI Suncraft/pattachitra centre Sudersan Emporium,Solapitha	Rs180	Rs150	Rs120	Rs150

SAND ART (4pm-6pm)	Rs 20/40 (one way/both way)	xx	Rs25/60	Rs40/80

AT YOUR DISPOSAL Local run/min 3 hrs	Rs 50 per hour for first 3 hrs and Rs 30 per hr on subsequent hours

FOR SUGGESTION/COMPLAIN/BOOKING/ PL. CONTACT

BAREFOOT

C/0-HERITAGE TOURS

AT-Mayfair,C.T.ROAD/PURI

Tel-09437022844/09437023656

Ride a rickshaw, save environment from pollution and save a family

New Location

Yugabrata Kar — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:19:26 +0000

Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, is also popularly known as the “Temple City of India”. Being the seat of Tribhubaneswar or ‘Lord Lingaraj’, Bhubaneswar is an important Hindu pilgrimage centre. Hundreds of temples dot the landscape of the Old Town, which once boasted of more than 2000 temples. Bhubaneswar is the place where temple building activities of Orissan style flowered from its very inception to its fullest culmination extending over a period of over one thousand years.

The new Bhubaneswar with its modern buildings and extensive infrastructure perfectly complements its historic surroundings. With facilities to cater to every type of visitor, Bhubaneswar makes an ideal tourist destination

Khandgiri Information

Yugabrata Kar — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:59:51 +0000

About Udaigiri and Khandgiri Caves
The twin hills of Kumargiri are known as Khandagiri and Udaygiri. The ancient caves of Udaigiri and Khandgiri are considered consecrate as this was the place where Lord Mahavira addressed the people of the area. On these hills are archaeologically significant 113 caves, which are nearly 2300 years old. These rock-cut caves were built for the Jain monks around 1st – 2nd century B.C. The Khandgiri hill is about 40 meters high and the Udaygiri hill is about 35 meters high. At the apex of Khandagiri hill stands the 19th century “Parsvanath” temple. An idol of Bhagawan Adishvar in the Padmasana posture is the main attraction of this temple. The thirteen years lithic record of King Kharavela engraved in Hati Gumpha near Udaigiri is a magnificent specimen of Pali records so far found in India.

Major Tourist Attractions in Udaigiri & Khandgiri
Khandgiri Cave Sculptures
The caves on the Khandagiri, can be reached either by the walking from the road, or cutting directly across from Hathi Gumpha via steps that drop down from cave 17. The latter route brings you out at caves 1 and 2, known as the “Parrot Caves” for the carvings of birds on their doorway-arches. Cave 2, excavated in the first century BC, is the larger and more interesting. One can find some faint lines in Brahmini script in one of the caves, which are supposed to be 2000 years old. The Ananta Gumpha or Snake Cave has a decoration in the shape of a serpent at the entrance. It contains the best of the sculpture on Khandagiri hill. The best place to wind up a visit to Khandagiri is the modern Jain Temple at the top of the hill. Apart from some old Tirthankars in the shrine room, the building itself was erected during the 19th century on the site of a much earlier structure.

Udaygiri

Yugabrata Kar — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:52:26 +0000

rissa has some of the most beautiful ancient buildings and temples. Some of the constructions date back to the 3rd century BC. Visit Orissa to see the 2300 yrs old Udaigiri-Khandgiri caves, the 11th century Sun temple, the 7th century Lingraja temple or the 12th century Jagannath temple. Though most of the ancient buildings got destroyed by the vagaries of time, some of them still stand tall and retain the old charm. The Sun temple at Konark has been declared as world heritage site by UNESCO.