Balasore is a district of Odisha. It is the largest town of northern Odisha and the administrative headquarters of Balasore district. Balasore plays a vital role for the success of Odisha, when it comes to disaster management or giving effort to produce the highest number of educated students. Balasore has around more than 80.66% literacy rate in Odisha.
And Balasore is close to West Bengal and Bay of Bengal. When it comes to food, language, lifestyle, etc. you can see a massive diversity in the Balasore due to the geographical position. Local people in Balasore often speak Odia, Hindi and Bengali.
Balasore is so popular for its beauty and culture. People cheerfully celebrate all of the festivals. Durga Puja, the festival of Goddess Durga and Kalipura the Goddess of Kali are the most famous Puja in Balasore. Also, they celebrate all of the local and national festivals.
If you are relocating to Balasore or traveling to Balasore, then you must visit some of the best places to visit in Balasore. Balasore has so many tourist places as well as picnic spots where you can spend your cheerful day. Here are 6 best places to visit in Balasore,
1.Emami Jagannath Temple
One of the most popular places or temples in Balasore is Emami Jagannath Temple. Often temples were made from hundreds of years ago. But this Emami Jagannath Temple was made in the 20th century by a Emami Paper mills owner. This temple is a replica of Jagannath Temple, Puri, but it has gained much popularity by its arts. Emami temple also bears the world-renowned Black Pagoda Konark Sun Temple’s tinge with sixteen Konark Wheels engraved on it apart from four horses.
Emami Jagannath temple is in Balasore town, you can easily visit after reaching Balasore town. Emami temple is a proof of modern architecture and civil engineering.
2.Panchalingeswar Temple
Panchalingeswar temple is another most popular place to visit in Balasore. Lakhs of people visit Panchalingeswar temple every year from nearest states like West Bengal, Jharkhand and all around India. Panchalingeswar temple is famous for its natural beauty and location. And it’s a popular Hindu temple where you can naturally see 5 Lingas that are underwater. People can touch and feel those Lingas under water.
You can visit Panchalingeswar temple by traveling through local transport or rented vehicle from Balasore.
3.Chandipur Sea Beach
Chandipur sea beach located on Bay of Bengal in Balasore dist of Odisha. This is a very unique sea beach where in the low tide you can’t find any sea water for 5/6 kilometers. You can see sea water 2 times a day due to the effect of moon tides.
Chandipur is a very popular place in all over India also due to it having a DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation). Many of the missiles and testing have been successfully done in the land of Chandipur.
You can also visit Chandipur sea beach but you can’t go inside of the DRRO due to Indian Army restrictions.
4.KhiraChora Gopinath Temple
Another most popular place to visit in Balasore is Khirachora Gopinath temple. This temple is located in the Balasore town, near to the Remuna. The name “Remuna” is from the word “Ramaniya” which means very good-looking. “Khirachora” in Odia means Stealer of Milk and Gopinatha means the Divine Consort of Gopis. The temple was established in the 13th century by the king of Utkala King Langula Narasingha Deva.
People are often very fond of the Gopinatha Khir that is provided in the temple after the pooja. You can visit Khirachora Gopinath temple while traveling to the Balasore town. It’s around 4-5 km from Balasore town.
5.Nilagiri Jagannath Temple
This is the fourth popular Jaganath temple after Puri. Nilagiri is close to the Balasore, it can take upto 45 minutes to 1 hour to reach Nilagiri Jagannath Temple. Temple is close to nature and the mountain.
6.Dagara Sea Beach
Dagara sea beach is another sea beach in Balasore that is very popular. At the end of the year thousands of tourists and people come to this place for picnics or visiting. Dagara beach is 20km from Baliapal and 60km from Balasore town.
You will get silent sea water but you can find red crabs on the seashore. Dagara beach is the only place where you can find a rare species of red crabs. You can see some of the images of the little creators. These red crabs are superfast, you can’t even touch one of them in the beach.
Conclusion
If you are planning to relocate to Balasore or want to spend some good time in peace, then you should have to visit these places of Balasore. Here we give 6 best places to visit in Balasore once in your life, if you are visiting Balasore.
