CHILIKA LAKE, Bhubaneswar, Orissa .

CHILKA LAKE,1100 sq. km. is a  brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda andGanjam districts of Orissa state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal. It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest lagoon in the World. The Lake is 105 km. from Bhuvneshwar & 165 km. from Puri .

Fantastic motor boat ride in CHILKA LAKE 

Enjoying fresh breath .

Island ,where Kali Jai temple is situated 

Birds on the Island of Kalijai Temple. 

Kalijai temple is situated on an island or you can say a Hill. It is about 18 K.M. away from Balugan in south east direction, the residence of the Goddess Kalijai.Kalijai means Kali + Jai , Kali, the Goddess Kali and Jai a name of a village Girl of Banapur , who was drowned there during her visit to Parikuda Gada for her Marriage. An accidental storm with deep black cloud was drowned her traditional boat there near the hill and vanished. All the Boatmen with her father were alive except that Girl Jai undiscovered!!! Since then many boat men have been listened her low voice during early in the evening there and she became the adorable Goddess of the locality and became respected among Odiya People. Most of the Fisherman Community is worshiping Goddess KaliJai as their “Istha Devi”, Istha means who manages all of Istha (Good) and Anistha (Bad) times. Most of the home tourists know that visit to KaliJai is that’s all to visit Chilika KALIJAI TEMPLE:Kalijai temple is situated on an island or you can say a Hill. It is about 18 K.M. away from Balugan in south east direction, the residence of the Goddess Kalijai.Kalijai means Kali + Jai , Kali, the Goddess Kali and Jai a name of a village Girl of Banapur , who was drowned there during her visit to Parikuda Gada for her Marriage. An accidental storm with deep black cloud was drowned her traditional boat there near the hill and vanished. All the Boatmen with her father were alive except that Girl Jai undiscovered!!! Since then many boat men have been listened her low voice during early in the evening there and she became the adorable Goddess of the locality and became respected among Odiya People. Most of the Fisherman Community is worshiping Goddess KaliJai as their “Istha Devi”, Istha means who manages all of Istha (Good) and Anistha (Bad) times. Most of the home tourists know that visit to KaliJai is that’s all to visit Chilika but that is a fiction. History has some other story.

 "The History of Parikud" (1930) by

Radha Charan Panda states that Sri Harisevak
Mansingh, the king of Bankad (Banpur) came to
Parikud in the year 1779 after being defeated by
the Raja of Khurdha. His son Sri Bhagirathi
Mansingh was attacked by the king of Khurdha.
The king of Parikud surrendered in the lotus feet
of the mother Kali. Dr. Panda has stated that this
temple was erected by Sri Jagannath Mansingh
of the then king of Bankad in the year 1717. The
State of Parikud is also a part of Bankadgarh.

 Mundan  ceremony  at the premises of  KALI JAI.
Local people are busy in cooking  as well as one of them is updating  oneself with current news .

 Holy Well  of Kali jai. 

 Cheap & best Only one Dhaba,  near Chilka Lake.