Banapur

banapur experiences sub tropical climate due to its proximity to east coast that makes it suitable for growing agriculture crops.

The town is enriched with cultural heritage and is famous for its unique cane made art-crafts such as sofa set, hanging chair, TV stand etc.

The ancient Daksheswar or Dakshya Prajapati Temple situated at the entrance of town features fine specimens of Odia architecture and sculpture.

Among all the festivals the most famous one is Panchudola-the 5th day after holi/dola purnima, where you can find the gathering of 72 god and goddess in a large ground.

It is situated at Banapur on the banks of Chilka lake, about 100 km south of Bhubaneshwar, the state capital of Odisha.

The Sangh has many activities like- orphanages, schools and training centers for blind, deaf and Women's, welfare of scheduled castes and Hostel fir s.tribes etc.

On the day Gods and Goddess from sanctuaries in a zone are conveyed to an open ground(Paltan Padia) in the town in brilliant processions.

Some of the best high schools are as follows- There is also the scope of higher education in general studies like Bachelors in Humanities as well as in Science and only Intermediate in Commerce.

The large number of Buddhist images discovered at Banapur relate the place to the Vajrayan cult of Buddhism.

Chilika, the largest brackish water lake in Asia covering an area of over 1,100 square kilometres (420 sq mi) is a great attraction for the tourists for fishing, bird watching and boating.