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Odisha has a rich religious and cultural heritage that goes back more than two thousand years. The state is full of historical places to visit and has many heritage monuments that reflect its history and culture. Home to Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, Odisha offers historic sites and tourist attractions that will leave you spellbound.
There are many historical monuments in Odisha, scattered all over the state. Thanks to these sites, no one leaves Odisha dissatisfied. If you are interested in heritage tourism, you will definitely not want to miss the top historical places in Odisha.
In fact, you will even find some UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Odisha. Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, is a place every tourist must visit; indeed no Odisha heritage tour is complete without it.
Orissa has witnessed ceaseless human endeavour in the field of art, craft, sculpture and temple building activities for about 2500 years during her recorded history. Endowed with nature’s beauty and bounty, Orissa boasts of a rich cultural heritage and tradition of music, dance, dramatics, art & crafts of many splendored varieties and forms; which elegantly emanate from its magnificent monuments, ancient caves, rock-cut sculptures and innumerable temples found still intact with all its pristine glory and grandeur.
This holy land with a hoary past, offers the quintessence of the multifaceted cultural profiles of Indian panorama. Art in all its myriad forms is so deeply ingrained in this state that the routine chores of the folk styles take sublime aesthetic expression of magnificent diction in intangible.
One of the top historical places in Odisha is the UNESCO World Heritage site Konark Sun Temple, which is located on the northeastern edge of Puri. The main culture of Odisha is characterized by its rich heritage of classical arts, temple architecture, traditional music, dance, and a strong devotion to Lord Jagannath, particularly evident during the annual Rath Yatra festival.
Odisha culture is known for its rich heritage and diverse traditions. It encompasses classical dance forms like Odissi and vibrant folk dances. Pattachitra, an intricate art form, is a hallmark of Odisha’s culture. The state celebrates numerous festivals, with Ratha Yatra being iconic.
Major handicrafts in Odisha include applique work, brass and bell metal, silver filigree and stone carving. Other forms include Lacquer, Papier Mache, and tribal combs, handlooms and wood and traditional stone carving.
62 Scheduled Tribes in Odisha speak as many as 74 dialects. Their ethos, ideology, worldview, value orientations and cultural heritage are rich and varied. At one end of the scale there are nomadic food gatherers and hunters and at the other end, skilled settled agriculturists and horticulturists.
Kandha (Largest Tribe)
The Kondha or Kandha is the largest tribe of the state in terms of population. They have a population of about one million and are based mainly in the Kandhamal and adjoining districts namely Rayagada, Koraput, Balangir and Boudh.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has accorded the status of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) to the traditional agricultural system being practiced in Koraput region of Odisha.
Raghurajpur
Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) chose to develop Raghurajpur as Orissa’s first heritage village. Resultantly, an open air theatre, restaurant block, crafts centre and tourist lodge sprouted up amidst groves of coconut and palm trees.
Ekamra Kshetra
Ekamra Kshetra or the temple city of Bhubaneswar is a series of ancient sandstone temples, heritage ponds and water tanks, its wealth of monuments is testament to an ancient continuous architectural and historical heritage covering over 2,000 years from the 3rd century BC to the 15th century AD.
The Cultural Heritage of Bhubaneswar includes the famous Odissi dance form. The Odissi dance originated from Orissa. Odissi is considered by some historians as an offshoot of the Hindustani Classical music of northern India- although the two are quite distinct from each other.
