BHUBANESWAR: Doctoral research students from National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), travellers from Mumbai, bloggers from city and other visitors thronged the 120th Ekamra Walks Old Town Circuit and enjoyed the heritage trail here Sunday.
Sakshi Poddar, a Ph.D scholar, said, “I was overwhelmed with the beauty of the well-preserved monuments by Archaeological Survey of India and Odisha State Archaeology and how the Kalinga temple building architecture flourished and later influenced similar structures in faraway lands.”
Another visitor Vimal Kumar said, “The guide Satyaswarup Mishra’s narration regarding the evolution of the fierce form of goddesses or Shakti and their depiction on the walls of the 7th Century Parasurameswar Temple was very interesting and also how the temple architecture was modified to accommodate devotees.”
Neha Sinha, a senior executive in corporate finance and analysis with an allied company of Asian Paints joined the walks. She said, “We have spent some time visiting and exploring the Golden Triangle of Konark, Puri and Bhubaneswar and liked the entire trip as this was our first visit to Odisha.”
While the visitors enjoyed the morning Ekamra Walks at Old City, defying the heat more than 20 persons visited Kala Bhoomi museum at Gandamunda area along the Pokhariput-Khandagiri Road to have a glimpse of the rich art, craft and handloom traditions of the state including the tribal culture and craft traditions for which the region is well-known across the globe.
Another visitor Payal Mohanty termed her venture to Kala Bhoomi as an enriching one as there is a rich collection of every aspect of Odisha’s art, craft and hand-woven fabrics.
