Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Famous Places of Sundargarh District to See Rourkela and Famous Shaiva Pitha Vedavyasa, Hstorical Places, Dam site and Boating and WaterFalls

Sundargarh District

Rourkela: It is the modern industrial city. The steel plant, fertilizer plant, Indira Gandhi Park and zoo are the visiting places.


Vedavyasa: Vedavyasa is the confluence of the river Sankha and river Koel. It is 8 kms from Rourkela. This place is associated with Maharshi Vedavyasa. There is a Shiva temple at Vedavyasa.


Manikmoda: There are beautiful historic rock paintings in the cave. This natural cave has water recourses in it.


Manindra Dam: 32 km from Rourkela. Boating on the river Sankha is of another attraction.


Ghogar: 43 kms from Sundrargarh on the river lb. It is a picturesque picnic spot.
Khandadhar: Khandadhar waterfall is located amidst the forest of Sundergarh. The height of the fall is 800 metres. The magnificent sight of the fall is a good picnic spot. The spot is 114 km from Rourkela.Darjeeng: A beautiful picnic spot surrounded with Blue Mountain, spring and dense forest.


Bangirposi: Bangriposi is from Talcher to Keonjhar and then in forward. The scenery along with the road, small hills and then go past the outer fringes of Simlipal forest on to Bangriposi Ghat road. This place has the Kanak Durga Mandir. Elephants are the reare attraction of the place with dense forest.

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