I’ve recently made a trip to Bishnupur with a friend of mine. The journey both ways was by train and we had an adventurous yet exciting time throughout the tour. Bishnupur (or Vishnupur) in the Bankura district is like a breath of fresh air after Kolkata’s heat and dust. The verdant fields you traverse to get to this town, just 151 km away, serve as a harbinger of the surprise that is Bishnupur. This town of terracotta temples and man-made lakes echoes with the history of the Malla rulers who made it their 16th century capital.

As promised, I’ve uploaded some pictures from my recent trip to Orissa. The tour covered places including Bhubaneshwar, Puri, Chilka Lake and Konark. Pictures from some of the famous temples including the Jagannath Temple and Lingaraj Temple are missing. This is because I was not allowed to take pictures at those sites. For those of you unfamiliar with the places mentioned above, given below is a short introduction.