Baripada

Locations :

Lattitude: 21.94°N N,

Longitude: 86.72°E E

Best Time to Visit : October to March

Weather :

Summer : 23°C to 42°C

Winter : 10°C to 25°C

Monsoon : 18°C to 32°C

The city Baripara is a major tourist destinations of Mayurbhanja District located on the bank of River Burhabalang.  Baripara is also known as ‘Dwitiya Srikhetra’ or ‘The Second Puri’. This city is blessed with plethora of natural wonders situated in the lap of nature. The most important characteristic is the stripped forested land. It is culturally beautiful city and attracts a lot of tourist from all over India. Baripada is simply different from other region of Odisha due to its different topography. Renowned for many cultural and historical forts, palaces. The Rath Yatra festival that is celebrated in Baripada considered to be the biggest and oldest festival after Puri. It is a perfect tourist destination seeking for some relaxing tour with their loved ones. Simpilal Wildlife Park is one of the most world’s famous Wildlife that is in Baripada. In the ancient time, this region was a hunting place of the Mayurbhanj Maharajas.  In 1957, it was declared as a sanctuary. It is the home to Tiger, Asian Elephant and Gaur, which are the three of India's biggest animal species. There are other significant tourist places such as the Rasikaraya temple and the Durbar hall of the Bhanja kings that is visited by most of the tourist.