| Day 01 |
| Departure from your home country. |
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| Day 02 |
| Morning arrive Calcutta. Transfer to Hotel
Hindustan International or Park. Lunch. Afternoon city tour. |
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| Day 03 |
Breakfast and transfer to airport to board
Bhubaneshwar flight. Arrive Bhubaneshwar & transfer to Hotel Trident Hilton.
Afternoon visit of Bhubaneswar- the Capital city of the
modern State and the ancient kingdom of Kalinga.
Bhubaneswar is known as the Temple City of India. Among
the finest of its 600 temples is the Lingaraj Temple of
Shiva built in the 11th century, it is also the biggest
in Bhubaneswar.Visit the Mukteswara temple built in the
10th century and known for its stone and arch at the
entrance and is richly sculpted. With the tales from the
Panchatantra carved on it, the temple is a magnificent
example of Orissan architecture. The Rajarani temple set
in picturesque surrounding is noted for its intricate
carvings of floral, animal and human figures. It is built
in the 11th century and has no deity.Parasurameswara
temple a small but richly decorated shrine of Shiva built
in the 7th century. It is one of the best preserved. It
has sculptures featuring amorous couples, animals and
floral motifs.Visit also the Vital Deul-tantric temple
located closeby Linagaraj Temple. |
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| Day 04 |
| Breakfast and leave for Balliguda in the
district of Phulbani - 8 hours drive for your first night stay of the tribal
visits. Enroute visting typical orissan villages
and local markets. Overnight in Balliguda. |
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| Day 05 |
Breakast. Leave for Rayagada enroute visting
Tumudibandh, Belghar to see the Kutia kondh tribe and their villages
and also the weekly tribal market at Kotgarh, which is
attended by members of the Kutia Kondh & Desia Kondh
tribes. The women are readily identifiable by the
geometric tattoos worn on their faces and hands. These
identifying marks ensure that they will recognize each
other in the spirit world. We will visit a hamlet of the
Dongariya Kondh, where women dress in white cotton togas
and adorn themselves with a flashy array of hairpins and
ornaments, ear and nose rings and geometric tattoos. |
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| Day 06 |
Breakfast. Drive to Chatikona 45 mikns drive to see the
colourful weekly tribal market of Dhongria Kondh tribes - The Kondhs are
known in the history for their Meriah Sacrifice-Human Sacrifice. The Kondhs
are of a Dravidian origin and speak Kuvi language. They practice elaborate
birth, marriage and death rituals. Visitthe Kondh tribe and their villages-
they love music and dance and spend their time merrily. They compose their
own songs on love, marriage ceremony, harvesting and nature. The Kondh women
wear two pieces of cloths, one around the waist to the knees and the other
for upper portion of the body. The Kondh society is replete with
festivities. The Desia Kondh tribe lives on the plains and they practice
elaborate birth, marriage and death rituals.
After visit return to Rayagada.
Check out from the hotel and leave for Jeypore enroute visting Desia Kondh
tribes and villages. Overnight Jeypore. |
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| Day 07 |
Breakfast and full day visit of famed Bonda
tribe and their weekly market at Onukudelli. This is an intense market
situated on the hilly main street of this tiny
town. The Bonda has been described as the wildest, rudest
and possibly the most interesting tribe. Known as the
naked people, the Bonda are a fascinating group. They are
named after the Bonda hills of Orissa's interior and are
known for their stubborn, independent and often ferocious
spirit.
Return to Jeypore enroute visiting the Gadabba tribe of the Austro origin at
Lamptaput. The women wear a long strip of cloth tied around the waist and a
second piece of cloth is worn across the breasts and tied over one shoulder.
They also wear a number of ornaments including necklaces, earrings, nose
rings, large silver hoops in their hair. Older Gadaba women also wear two
very thick
silver neck rings which are not removed until they die. Gadaba men wear lion
cloths. Overnight at Jeypore. |
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| Day 08 |
| Breakfast. Excursion to Kunduli. The Parajas are
mostly found in Koraput district. Their language is Parji. The Parajas have
a number of totemistic septs like Bagh- tiger, Bokda-goat, Netam-Dog,Pandki-Dove and the like,
and harming or eating the totem animal is forbidden.
Instead such animals should be respected. They worship
various gods and goddesses residing in hills or forests.
During wedding Parajas resort to dance and music.
Overnight at Jeypore |
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| Day 09 |
| Breakfast and drive to Taptapani 7 hours maximum
-enroute visting Kashipur to see the Kondh tribe and also the market at
Laxmipur village of the Harijans. Overnight
Taptapani |
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| Day 10 |
Breakfast. Full day to Chandragiri, Mohana area
to see the Saora tribes and Tibetan settlements.
The Saora tribes are mostly concentrated in Ganjam district of the State.
The whole area is an intricate labyrinth of priciptious hills and valleys
which are part
of the Eastern Ghat-the height of the hills varying from
2000 to 4000 sq ft above sea level. They trace their
origin to the Ramayana there is a reference of Savari, a
Saora women whom Ram and Laxman met while moving about in
the Dandaka forests in search of Sita.
Return in the evening to Taptapani. Overnight Tatapani. |
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| Day 11 |
Breakfast and leave for Puri enroute visitng
famous Chilka Lake-this lake covering an area of 900 sq. km is Asia's
largest salt and fresh water lake. It attracts a
large number of migratory birds, like the flamingo, teal,
bar headed goose, shoveller and white - bellied sea
eagle. For bird-lovers, Chilika is best visited in winter
when the migratory populations wing in from places as far
as Siberia.
Close to the mouth of the lake, is a large population of
Gangetic dolphins. A two hour boat is included.
Later depart for Puri. Overnight Puri. |
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| Day 12
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Breakfast. Visit of Konarak- The temple chariot
of the
Sun God on the sands of Bay of Bengal is a 13th century
architectural marvel. It is designed as a celestial
chariot of Sun God, complete with twelve pairs of wheel
and seven horses. This legendary temple has sculptures of
great beauty covering all aspects of life. It is most
famous for its erotic art.
After visit return to Puri.
Afternoon visit of Puri- Puri-the city by the sea- is a
major pilgrim centre in India.Adi Shankara founded one of
the peethas here. Puri is also famous for its Golden
beach ideal for swimming and surfing. But the fame of
Puri emanates most from the Jagannath Temple,which
contributed the word Jurrernaut to the English language.
The 12th century temple is known for its annual Car
Festival. Also visit of Raghurajpur village - Patachitra
painting, an art form akin to Batik, is created in the
village of Raghurapur.
Overnight Puri. |
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| Day 13 |
Breakfast. Check out and leave for Bhubaneswar
enroute
visting Dhauli- ashokan rock edicts.
Arrive Bhubaneswar and transfer to airport for your
Calcutta flight. Arrive Calcutta and transfer to hotel. |
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| Day 14 |
| Morning breakfast and transfer to airport. End
of our services. |
