DAY 01 Late, in the night arrive in NEW DELHI. Transfer to hotel. After rest, sightseeing.

NEW DELHI : New Delhi is the capital of India and its third-largest city. The city actually consists of two parts. Delhi or `Old' Delhi was the capital of Muslim India between the 12th and 19th centuries. In Old Delhi you will find many mosques, monuments and forts relating to India's Muslim history. The other Delhi in New Delhi, the imperial city created as the capital of India by the British. It is a spacious, open city and contains many embassies and government buildings.

QUTAB MINAR -  HUMAYUN'S TOMB - RED FORT -  CHANDNI CHOWK - JAMA MASJID - RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN - INDIA GATE.

DAY 02
FLY DELHI - BHUBANESWAR
Transfer to hotel, afternoon sightseeing of the city.

BHUBANESWAR : The town's history goes back over 2000 years, as excavations at Sisuphal Garh, the remains of ruined city, have shown. Bhubaneswar is known as Temple Town and Cathedral City on account of its many temples in the extravagant Orissan style. 

The date from the 8th to the 13th century AD and it is said that at one time the Bindu Sagar tank had over 7000 temples around it. During the last week of January the Tribal Festival is held here with dances, handicrafts and folk art on display.

LINGARAJ MANDIR : Surrounded by a high wall, the great temple of Bhubaneswar is dedicated to Tribhuvaneswar or lord of the three worlds, also known as Bhubaneshwar. In the present form it dates from 1090-1104, although parts of it are over 1400 years old. The granite block which represents Tribhuvaneswar is said to be bathed daily with water, milk and bhang. The temple compound is about 150 meters square and is dominated by the 40 meter high temple tower.

DAY 03
BHUBANESHWAR - PIPLI - KONARK

PIPLI : A small village notable for its appliqué craft. The colorful materials are used to make temple umbrellas and wall hangings.

KONARAK : Population 11,000. Konarak was constructed in the mid-13th century, but remarkably little is known about its early history. It's thought to have been built by the Orissan king, Narashimhadev I, to celebrate his military victory over the Muslims. It is believed to have fallen into disuse in the early 17th century after being desecrated by one of Jehangir's envoys. Until the early 1900s it was simply an interesting ruin of impressive size.

Then in 1904 debris and sand were cleared from around the temple base and the sheer magnitude of its architect's imagination was revealed. The entire temple was conceived as a chariot for the Sun God, Surya. Around the base of the temple and the immense structure is covered with carvings, sculptures, figures. 

DAY 04
KONARK - PURI

PURI : The seaside resort of Puri, 60 km from Bhubaneswar, is one of the four dhams (holiest Hindu pilgrimage places in India). Religious life in the city revolves around the great Jagannath Temple and its famous Rath Yatra or Car Festival. It is thought that Puri was the hiding place for the Buddha tooth of Kandy before it was spirited away to Sri Lanka. There are similarities between the Rath Yatra and the annual Kandy procession . Puri's other great attraction is its long sandy beach that draws large numbers of Western travelers and Indians.

DAY 05
FREE IN PURI TO EXPLORE THE AREA

DAY 06
PURI - BHUBANESHWAR

DAY 07
Fly BHUBANESHWAR - DELHI and onward back home flight.