Capital, city of the modern Orissa state and the ancient kingdom of Kalinga, Bhubaneshwar is known as the Temple City of India. Among the finest of its 600 temples is the Lingaraja Temple of Shiva, built in the 11th century. It is also the biggest in Bhubaneswar.
 
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 of its Golden Beach, ideal for swimming and surfing. But the fame of PURI, emanates most from the Jagannath Temple, which contributed the word "Juggernaut" to the English language.

Called the "Queen of the Hill Stations", picturesque, green Udhagamandalam better known as Ooty is the most popular hill station in the south. The major attraction of reaching Ooty has a miniature railway connecting it with the lowlands. The trains with their quaint yellow and blue carriages are not as tiny as they seem. The unique feature of this line is the toothed central rail onto which the locomotives lock on steeper slopes.

Haridwar is situated on the right bank of the holy Ganga, and is the point where the river spreads over the northern plain. Associated with both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu, Haridwar is among the seven sacred cities of India. It is also one of the four venues for the Kumbh Mela, held in its magnitude every twelve years. Essentially a religious centre in Utter Pradesh State which holds promise of salvation for devotees, Haridwar is also a centre of herbal medicine, a traditional studies at Gurukal Kangri.  

A beautiful blend of  Sun, sand and sea, is a God's gift to those in quest of a blessed turf where the weary weight of this unintelligible world can, for a while, be lightened and the waking soul can hear the music of the spheres. It is an island retreat gently rocked by the wind and the wave from the Arabian Sea.