Best Places to visit in Cuttack

Cuttack is Our Old Capital and have many beautiful visiting places. The best time to be here is during Durga Puja, you can enjoy the festival and the old city.

Cuttack is more famous politically because of here, we have high court of orissa, Barabati stadium, ravenshaw college, and many old institute. Most of them are being shifted one by one to new capital Bhubaneswar even after strong opposition from locals.

Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha

Here are few Places to See in Cuttack Town:

• Barabati Stadium - The Only International Cricket Ground in Odisha
• Mahanadi River - The Biggest river in our state
• Chandi Mandir - Our main temple devoted to Devi Chandi Maa
• Ravenshaw College - Oldest college in Cuttack
• High Court - The Beauty of the Building which show old architecture
• Durga Puja
• Dahi Bara Aloo Dam - Famous tiffin (Street food) 
• Indoor Stadium
• Barabati Fort
• Bali Yatra
• Television Center (DD's oldest studio)
• All India Radio (The Golden Old Period of music)
• Netaji Birth Place

Ansupa Lake - Odisha's Freshwater Lake

Ansupa Lake is one of best freshwater lake available in india. Odisha Tourism department recently develope this lake. This is present on the left bank of orissa's largest river Mahanadi. 

This lake is size of a Horse's Shoe and covered around 141 hectares of area. This is not big enough like salt water lake Chilika but never less than a beautiful place to spend a day with your family and friends. Slowly this place is attraction people around all part of country and counted in tourist places in orissa.

Bhubaneswar Airport is around 80 KMs from this lake, but you can book a cab easily from any of the travel website online before visiting here. Most of the buses are also passing through this route from Cuttack to Narsinghpur thru Athagarh which is 10 KM from this beauty.

Most Groups visit here in New Year and arrange picnic party with friends and family. Odisha Tourism also planning to develop more and more facilities here which can enhance this place and foot count of visit will increase in future.

Ansupa Lake, Cuttack

Nearest Places to Visit: 

• Nuapatna for handloom khandua silk sarees
• Maniabandha for cotton sarees
• Bhatarika Temple, Famous temple of Maa
• Pachimeswar Shiv Temple
• Lobhi Temple

Ansupa, Freshwater Lake in Odisha

Mahanadi Bridge - An Important Connector for old Capital Cuttack

Odisha is incomplete without many important places and people. Mahanadi Bridge is One of them.

Mahanadi Bridge, Cuttack

Cuttack's growth can not be completed by this connector by which people from all major places come to cuttack and do their work for business or govt work.

Mahandi River Bridge

Balijatra - The festival for traders

Balijatra festival celebrated in many places of odisha, Paradip and cuttack is the best place to see it. Cuttack balijatra celebrated on the bank of the river, it is close to the famous Barabati stadium. People from all around Indian travel here to see it. The function mostly inaugurated by chief minister of odisha.
Balijatra starts on kartika purnima and goes long for a week or more according the plan made by administration. Before starting the stores here, many trader need to contact the organizer to book a stall for them. This festival is a mark where ancient Sadhav or businessman started their journey to foreign lands like java or Sumatra to sell products of odisha. In exchange they bring back gold, money with name and fame of odisha.
On kartika purnima people from all places in odisha sail a toy boat by decorating it with flower and kept a deepa. They sail it where ever they found water like ponds, canals or rivers. Small children enjoy it with other family members by singing a song "aa ka ma bai, pana gua khai....to remember our odia culture and tradition.

This is also known as boita bandana utsav from ancient time. In odisha history it was mentioned as sadhava or business mans start their journey, after they their beautiful wives in saree and jewellery complete the "bandana" for the well being of their husbands and business. In odia you must heard of a story called "Tapoi" in which wives of sadhavs make the life hell of the only sister of sadhavs.The boat of sadhav start its journey with the help of winds direction which is favorable during this period, which takes them to java and Sumatra.
To remember the tradition now women sail boat and wish happiness for all by wearing traditional sarees which they buy from local shops or online stores available in India. They purchase saree, dress materials, ikat saree, sambalpuri saree, salwar kameez for young girls and many more for others in family.
Balijatra ground looks like a sea of heads in the evening during the festival. Each year number of trader increasing and increasing. The jatra spread around 3 to 5 square kilo meter. We heard that you can find what ever you want to purchase or sell.