orissa

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orissa at a GLANCE: orissa has been called by various names at different points of HISTORY: kalinga, UTKAL, kongada, and odra-desha. orissa the state on the eastern sea coast of INDIA IS the land of hoary antiquities, magnificent monuments, excuisites handicrafts, and wide- ranging flora and fauna. its luxuriant forests, beautiful lakes, bracing sea RESORTS, and eye-filling water falls are of perennial interst of TOURIST. the state covering an area of 1,55,707 SQ. kms. the lord jagannath temple at PURI, sun temple of konarak and lingaraj temple at bhubaneswar are the golden triangle of orissa.

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