Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo.
We went on a safari to nearby forest and we could see the beautiful peacock sitting on a tree.
Bindu Sarovar in Bhubaneshwar is a sacred lake surrounded by various temples. The 1300 feet long and 700 feet wide large lake has a tiny island with several shrines in its middle. This lake is also known as Ocean Drop Tank.
As per legend the lake was created by Lord Shiva by pouring water from all the holy places to quench the thirst of Goddess Parvati.
This lake on one side has the famous Lingaraj Temple and while in other direction it has Ananta Vasudeva Temple.
The lake is the venue for conducting the ritual bath of Lord Lingaraj held during the annual festival.
This is thirty second in the series on the rich cultural heritage of temples in India. The sculptural work in each of these temples are always admirable.
In the Chennakesava Temple of Belur there are several beautiful sculptures created in 1175 A.D. Here one can see a sculpture of Garuda as soon as one enters temple complex.
There are beautiful sculptures on the tower of the 10th century Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneshwar.
The pillar that has been carved from all the directions to tell stories from Hindu epics. This is inside the 15th century Ganesha Temple at Kurudumale.
This is thirtieth in the series on the rich cultural heritage of ancient temples in India. The ancient temples showcase sculptural work that is unmatched anywhere in the world.
A beautiful Shivalinga at Parasurameswara Temple in Bhubaneshwar, the unique feature is that there are several miniature Shivalinga carved on it. It is said t there are all together 1000 on them.
The external wall of the Jain Temples inside the Golden Fort at Jaisalmer has several beautiful sculptures carved on them.
One of the many carvings on the ceiling of Thousand Pillar Basadi at Moodabidri.
At A.S.I Museum in Shimoga there are several sculptures excavated from various locations in India. They are on display in the lawn of the museum.
Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo. We can also see here Spotted Deer.
Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo. There are also various species of snakes.
This is twenty-eight in the series on the rich cultural heritage of ancient temples in India. The ancient temples have beautiful carvings on them that are treat to the eyes.
A sculpture of Salabhanjika in the 12th century Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebid. She is setting her ear rings by looking into the mirror in another hand.
A sculpture of Yakshi in the 15th century Vittala Temple at Hampi.
A sculpture of Brahma on the external wall of 12th century Chennakesava Temple of Belur.
Another beautiful sculpture on the external wall of Rajarani Temple at Bhubaneshwar.
This is twenty-seventh in the series on the rich cultural heritage of ancient temples in India. The ancient temples have numerous carvings carved both on the interior as well as exterior of the temples. Many of the carvings depict the war scenes as scripted in various epics and mythology.
Above is the scene "battle between Ravana and Lord Rama" from the epic Ramayana carved at the 12th century Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebid.
A pillar of Ramlingeshwar Temple at Avani where 3 different battle ready horse riders are carved with very minute differences.
A band of battle scene on the external wall of Mallikarjuna Temple, Basaralu.
The band with slight different color is from the Parashurameshvara Temple at Bhubaneshwar.
Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo. One among them is Pelicans.
These birds are in a artificial pond along with other water birds in the zoo.
Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo. One among them is Vervet Monkey.
It has a black face with a white fringe of hair, while the overall hair color is mostly grizzled-grey. The males are ranging in length from about 50 centimeters and females are about 40 centimeters.
They are mostly herbivorous monkeys living mostly on wild fruits, flowers, leaves, seeds, and seed pods.
The new Indian rupee currency sign is designed by D. Udaya Kumar, and his design was selected from a competition conducted by Indian Government among Indian residents.
The new sign is a combination of the Devanagari letter "र" and the Latin capital letter "R" without its vertical bar. The parallel lines at the top are said to make an allusion to the tricolor Indian flag.
But to my surprise I found this sign on the window of an ancient temple.
This temple is Siddeshwar Temple at Bhubaneshwar.
Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo. One among them is Bengal Tiger.
Its body color is yellow to light orange, with stripes ranging from dark brown to black.
The tiger's belly and the interior parts of the limbs are white, and the tail is orange with black rings.
They have exceptionally stout teeth, and the canines are the longest among all living felids.
Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo. One among them is Black Swan.
Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo. One among them is Ibis.
These birds are in a artificial pond along with other water birds in the zoo.
This is twenty-sixth in the series on the rich cultural heritage of ancient temples in India. The ancient temples are exceptionally carved.
The external wall and the tower of the Lakshmi Narasimha Temple at Bhadravati is beautifully carved. On the external wall in the middle layer there are various sculptures of Hindu deities. On the layer above one can see carvings that resemble small towers.
Similar tower like carvings of bigger size can also be seen on the Rajarani Temple at Bhubaneshwar. The minute carvings in this tower are beautiful and details are amazing.
At Jain Temple in Ranakpur the carvings in the temple ceilings are very unique and differ from every other ceiling in the temple. One of the smaller ceiling has carving of Ohm. It is impossible to count number of ohms carved into it. It is a beautiful carving one should not miss.
At A.S.I Museum in Shimoga there are several sculptures excavated from various locations in India. One such sculpture is that of Lord Vishnu belonging to the 10th century excavated from Ayanur in Karnataka state.
Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo. One among them is Barn Owl. It is the most widely spread species of owl.
The plumage on head and back is a mottled shade of grey or brown, the underparts vary from white to brown and are sometimes speckled with dark markings. The face is characteristically heart-shaped and is white in most species.
Unique nature of this bird it hunts in the day. They specialize in hunting small mammals which they locate by sound.
Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo. One among them is Crocodile. Here are a few snaps that I have taken.
Nadankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar is one of great zoo in India. There are various animals and birds at the zoo. One among them is Sauras Crane.
It is tallest of the flying birds, with a height of up to 1.8 m. They have overall grey colour and the contrasting red head and upper neck. It is a large non-migratory crane.
It is mostly seen in marshes and shallow wetlands and feed mainly on roots, tubers, insects, and small vertebrate prey.
A glimpse of heritage monument of India in black and white. Check other posts that will give you more details about this monument.
Nandankanan Zoological Park at Bhubaneswar is a 400-hectare zoo and botanical garden. It was established in 1960, but was opened to the public only in 1979. In 2009 it has the distinction of being the first zoo in India to be part part of World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). The botanical garden has been declared a sanctuary.
The zoo was devastated by the cyclone that hit the coastal of Orissa in 1999. But thankfully in 2000 a major upgrade was done to it. The zoo is home to about 1660 individual animals representing 166 species, including 67 species of mammals, 81 species of birds, and 18 species of reptiles.
Endangered species such as the Asiatic lions, White Tigers, Black Panthers, Indian crocodiles, Sangal lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Indian pangolin, mouse deer and countless birds, reptiles and fish have been breeding successfully at Nandankanan.
The zoo also has a scheme where one can adopt an animal and promote the Zoo's operation. This unique program was started in 2008 to invite public participation in financing the zoo. It is just 20 kms away from the city of Bhubaneswar and the visiting Hours of park are:
- April to September (07.30 hrs. to 17.30 hrs.)
- October to March (08.00 hrs. to 17.00 hrs.)
- And the park & garden remains closed on every Monday
