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Altitude
Sea level
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Temperature |
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Winter
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17°C |
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Summer
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31 °C |
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Rainfall
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135.23
Cms. |
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Language
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Spoken
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Oriya,
Hindi and English |
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Clothing
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Light
cotton in summer and light woolen in winter. |
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Best
season
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October
to June |
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Kalijai island, Honeymoon island, Breakfast island, Birds island, Nalabana
(island of reeds), Parikud island,Satapada etc. are some of the important and interesting
spots inside the lake.
The island of Kalijai is famous as a centre of religious worship,
of Goddess Kalijai where a big fair is held on the occasion of Makar Sankranti
that falls in January every year. The island of Nalabana, 15 Sq.
Kms, occupies
a unique place in the vast expanse of Chilika Lake as it happens to
be the central point for the migratory birds.
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Approach
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Air
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Nearest
Airport is at Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India |
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Rail
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Nearest
Railway Station is at Balugaon and Rambha on S. E, |
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Road
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National
High Way No. 5 touches Chilika at Balugaon, Barkul and Rambha. |
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From Bhubaneswar.
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Balugaon
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96
Kms. |
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Barkul
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105
Kms. |
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Rambha
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130
Kms. |
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From Berhampur.
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Balugaon
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84
Kms. |
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Barkul
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75
Kms. |
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Rambha
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50
Kms. |
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Rambha,
Barkul and Balugaon
All on the Chilika Lake can
be made convenient bases for visiting the spots
of interest inside (as well as around ) the Lake .
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Water
transport:
To visit the islands as well for cruising inside the lake, visitors can avail of the water transport facilities of the 0. T. D. C. Ltd.
at Barkul and Rambha and of the Revenue Department at
Balugaon. Country
boats can also be hired from private operators at these places.
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NARAYANI
22 Kms. from Rambha, Goddess Narayani
adorns the Vallery hill-top which is girdled by a stream. It is an ideal picnic
spot.
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NIRMALJHARA
11 Kms. from Rambha, Nirmaljhar has earned name as
an ideal place of picnic as well as pilgrimage. A stream that emerges out from the feet of
a Vishnu image enhances the importance and sanctity of the place.
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BANPUR
Famous for the time honoured temple of Goddess Bhagabati, Banpur has earned celebrity as a
center of religious activities. Once it was the capital of Sailodvaba dynasty,
responsible for the construction bf the early
group of temples at Bhubaneswar. The large member of Buddhist images discovered at Banpur relate the place to the Vairayan cult of
Buddhism. The temple of "Dakshya Prajapati" is a fine specimen of
extraordinary artistic excellence of Orissan art. Banpur is 8
Kms. from Balugaon, 42 Kms. from Rambha and104 kms.fromBhubaneswar.
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