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#1	Ambika Hotel Reviews (5) Rs. 400 1

#2	Mohapatra Hotel Reviews (2) Rs. 300 2

#3	Durga Hotel Reviews (1) Rs. 300 3

#4	Aparna Lodge Not rated yet Rs. 300 4

#5	Bishram Hotel Not rated yet Rs. 200 5

#6	Sitakund Rest House Not rated yet Rs. 1000 6

#7	Hotel Nishamani Not rated yet Rs. 300 7

#8	Apsara Hotel Not rated yet Rs. 200 8

#9	Swagat Hotel Not rated yet Rs. 300 9

#10	Krishna Lodge Not rated yet Rs. 200 10

Places to visit in Baripada
	Haripur Religious #1 of 9 Hotels near Haripur

	Jashipur Other #2 of 9 Hotels near Jashipur

	Khiching Religious #3 of 9 Hotels near Khiching

	Jwalamukhi temple Religious #4 of 9 Hotels near Jwalamukhi temple Photos of Jwalamukhi temple

	Maa Ambika Temple at Deokund Picnic Spot #5 of 9 Hotels near Maa Ambika Temple at Deokund

	Shimlipal National Park Sanctuary #6 of 9 Hotels near Shimlipal National Park

	Rairangapur Other #7 of 9 Hotels near Rairangapur

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About Baripada Tourism

A popular town in Orissa, Baripada with its lush greenery, dense forests and many ancient temples, is a captivating place. The headquarters of the Mayurbhanj district, Baripada is situated along the Burhabalang River, at the foothills of the Simlipal mountain range. Baripada was the capital of the Bhanja dynasty in the 15th century and the ruins of the temples and palaces built then can be found at Haripur about 16 km southeast of Baripada. Among the ruins, the Rasikaraya temple and the Durbar hall of the Bhanja kings are the most significant and visited by tourists. The Collectorate Building and the Maharaja Purnachandra College in Baripada are also great examples of the Bhanja architecture. The Jagannath Temple, Kichakeshwari and Ambica Temple in Baripada are considered important pilgrimage centres and many devotees flock here year after year. The sculptures and carvings in these temples are of historical significance and provide a visual treat to visitors. Similar to the Rathyatra Festival held in Puri, Baripada also hosts an annual rathyatra. One of the special features of this festival is that the chariot of Subhadra, the female deity, is pulled forward only by women folk. This is an age old tradition in Baripada and is in practice even today. Places of interest in Baripada include the Simlipal national park and tiger reserve, and the Barehipani and Jordan waterfalls. Baripada has also made a name for the exquisite handloom articles available here. Tourists can shop for the popular handloom products of Chandanpur and stone carvings of Khiching in Baripada. Baripada is also recognised globally for the origin of Chhau, an Indian tribal martial dance. Based on the Ramayana and Mahabharata epic, this dance form shows the triumph of good over evil. With the North Orissa University situated in Baripada, this town is also considered an important educational hub. Students from Orissa and neighbouring states study various technical courses in this university. Other popular educational institutions in Baripada include the Maharaja Purna Chandra College and the MPC Autonomous College. Baripada has an excellent road network and is well connected to Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack and Kolkata. Baripad was also the first place to get a railway line in Orissa. H.H. Maharaja Krushna Chandra Bhanjdeo, the then ruler of Mayurbhanj is credited with connecting Baripada by a narrow gauge rail network to the Howrah-Chennai railway corridor. Read More >>

5 Baripada Traveller Reviews

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Posted by Pratyush
Bhubaneshwar
Jan 05, 2013

Baripada Experience: It was a great place to-be. The scenic beauty of the place was very good. The mountain surrounding the city is declared as a biosphere reserve. Simplpal National Park is described as a Tiger Reserve. Its flora and fauna is worth mentioning.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Hotel Ambika is a good restaurant in Baripada. The shopping is very good. Its too cheap than other places in the state.

Activities & things to do: Hiking, Traveling.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Reachable via Train from Bhabaneshwar. It is well connected by roads as well.

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"Beauty of Jungle"

Posted by Saswati
Kolkata
May 30, 2012

Baripada Experience: From Baripada we went to Simlipal(A jungle safari). We covered Pithbata, Lulung, Chawala, Barepani etc. Simlipal is situated on the top of the Hill. Who loves Hilly area, this jungle will be appropriate for them. Some area is so dense that sunlight cannot reach. Beautiful beautiful water falls. Very close to nature. If you are lucky you will see elephant, deer, different types of bird, even tiger.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: If you prefer sea beach you can also go to Chandipur from Baripada. It takes two & half hour. Also you can go Devkund to see Nice water fall & Devi Ambika Temple. Hotel Ambika has its own restaurant. Price is also reasonable. Hotel Ambika also arrange car & arrange tour plan for the tourist. From Simlipal Jungle you can collect Pure Honey from the Local people. Otherwise there's not any more scope for shopping. But from Chandipur you can buy showpiece which is made by shell.

Activities & things to do: You can arrange Simlipal Jungle Safary, Devkund & Chandipur Trip.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: You can get direct bus from Kolkata to Baripada. Otherwise you can go to Baleswar by train from Howrah, then auto & bus service is available to reach Baripada.

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"Super place"

Posted by Sabyasachi
Baripada
Apr 09, 2011

Baripada Experience: Baripada is a small town in the district of Mayurbhanj of Orissa.Area of the district is about 10,000 squire kilometer, out of which 2700 squire kilometer about 27% area covered by world famous biosphere SIMILIPAL NATIONAL PARK. The SITAKUND REST HOUSE is a forest guest house situated at the foot step of SIMILIPAL NATIONAL PARK.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Mayurbhanj of Orissa is famous for puffed rice food item. The main attraction of the district is Similipal national park. Sitakund water fall is a beautiful water fall about 20 kilometer from Baripada situated at the footstep of Similipal.There is a tourist lodge namely SITAKUND REST HOUSE near by Sitakund water fall. The Rest house has two bed room with attached latrine & bath, one large hall for meeting & conference, one portico for enjoying fall view. The rest house suitable for accommodation, picnic,honeymoon, conference, meeting, marriage, movie shooting & wild life watching.

Activities & things to do: More advertisement is necessary to attract tourist for visiting the nice place.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Nearest city is Bhubaneswar & Kokata. There are Always bus communication in every one hour from Bhubaneswar the capital of orissa to Baripada about 250 kilometer. A express train departure time is 5.45pm at Bhubaneswar & arrival time at Baripada is 10.15 pm except Saturday. There are 5 nos of buses comes regularly from Kolkata to Baripada abot 200 kilometer . A express train Departure time at Shalimar 6am arrival time at Baripada 12 noon. Best suitable time is for visit Similipal national park is from October to February.

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"The photographs are famous places of Baripada"

Posted by Sabyasachi
Baripada
Feb 24, 2011

Baripada Experience: Baripada is a famous small town under district of Mayurbhanj .In ancient time Mayurbhanj was a state In 1949 it was became a district and came under state of Orissa. The town is encircled by four river namely Buddhabalanga,Chipat,Jarali & Sarali.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Baripada is a beautiful small town. The famous Similipal national park about 20 kilometer from Baripada. Most beautiful water fall Sitakund water fall is situated at the foot step of Similipal. Another beautiful water fall Machhakandna water fall about 30 k.m. from Baripada. Another sightseeing places are Barehipani fall & Joronda water fall. Brass statue, earthen pot, Brone utensil are the most shopping attraction of Baripada.

Activities & things to do: More advertisement required to attract tourist and traveler.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Direct train from (Shalimar) Kolkata and from Bhubaneswar available to Baripada via Rupsa. There are always bus communication available from Kolkata and Bhubaneswar.

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"When I Fell in Love with Simlipal"

Posted by sanjay
Delhi
Nov 20, 2008

Baripada Experience: Being a wildlife and nature enthusiast, I have been to several national parks and wildlife destinations of India that include, among others, the Simlipal National Park. One of the most famous national parks of India and a great tiger reserve, the Simlipal National Park is located in the eastern Indian state of Orissa and spread over an area of 2750 sq km. Simlipal gets its name from the Simul (silk cotton) trees that dominate the landscapes of the wonderful national park. High plateaus and hills, apart from the santhal tribal settlements, characterize the scenic Simlipal which formerly was the hunting place for the Maharajas of Mayurbhanj, Orissa. Attractions Twelve rivers that include, among others, the names of Burhabalanga, Palpala Bandan, Kahairi and Deo flow through the beautiful Simlipal National Park much adding to the rugged beauty of the place that also has two stunning waterfalls. The waterfalls in question--Joranda and Barehipani--are big attractions of Simlipal and much charm the visitors to the place. The Simlipal National Park boasts of an excellent flora and fauna. With 1076 plant species, 92 species of orchids, 42 species of mammals, 242 species of birds, and 30 species of reptiles, Simlipal certainly has mind-blowing species of flora and fauna. Apart from the tigers--for which the Simlipal Tiger Reserve is much famous--the tiger reserve also has bison, leopard, wild boar, four-horned antelope, and common langur. Among the birds, it has red jungle fowl, pea fowl, crested serpent eagle, grey hornbill, hill mynah, etc. The national park also has several species of reptiles. In fact, the Mugger Management Programme started to increase the population of the mugger crocodiles at Simlipal was highly successful and it increased the population of the mugger crocodiles in the park quite impressively.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Joranda and Barehipani Waterfalls of Simlipal

Activities & things to do: Trekking, Bird Watching

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: How to reach Simlipal is well connected by road, rail and air. Baripada--located only 17 km away from Simlipal--is the nearest rail head. The ‘City of Joy’ Kolkata is 240 km away and the state capital of Bhubaneshwar is just 270 km away from Simlipal. When to visit The Simlipal National Park remains open for the visitors from November to June. I visited the wonderful national park during the month of January and much enjoyed my visit.

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Tourist places in Baripada

Baripada is a very popular tourist spot as well as a commercial hub for the Mayurbhanj District. There are a number of sightseeing places along with plenty of opportunities for adventure. The Simlipal Wildlife Sanctuary has a lot of animals like deer, foxes, bears and deer as well as other small creatures.

The Lord Jagannath Temple built by Baidyanath Bhanj in the 15th century is another very popular place of attraction here. Other revered temples of Baripada include the Kakharua Vaidyanath and Ambika Temple. Another very famous temple is the Jwalamukhi Temple devoted to the Goddess of Light. It is also one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of India.

Deokund, a tourist spot located some 55 km from Baripada is a part of the Simlipal Forest range. The Temple of Ambika can be found on top of the hill in this forest and it is the biggest attraction of the place.