Day 3 : 7th June, 2019
Plan was to reach Kolkatta today via Konark. Started by 5 am and drove via Puri – Konark Marine drive. All the trees along the cost were uprooted and it will take years to revive back the beauty. Fani has totally flattened everything. Reached Konark by 7 am . Konark Sun temple is a 13th Century temple at Konark about 35 Kms north east of Puri. Dedicated to Sungod Surya, the temple has the appearance of a 100 foot high chariot with immense wheels, all curved from stone. The Sun Temple was beautiful with 24 wheels. There is a mandapam with beautiful sculpture depicting the various dance muthdras. The Architecture was unimaginable. The restoration work of the damaged parts are underway. We were wondering how this temple would have been when it was built. Part of the sculptures were damaged. But still it had its own beauty.
Had breakfast near the temple in a Marwadi hotel. Poori and Subji. Was delicious. We actually enjoyed the local flavors very much. Was very different from south Indian food. Found lots of lychee fruits sellers on the road and that was our lunch. Mangoes and lychee. Via Cuttack , Panikolli, Bhadrak, Baleeshwar we entered into West Bengal. At the checkpost we had to face some culprits. Few men stopped our car and demanded Rs.3000 . Asked for reason and they said ‘no proper documents’ (without out even checking). We whisked away when the guy went to stop the next vehicle. Ha ha ! narrow escape. Via Vidyasagar Bridge entered into Kolkatta and checked in a hotel which was in Salt lake city. As we were planning to proceed to Darjelling via Malda we preferred staying in Salt lake city. Had dinner in the hotel restaurant.
Total Kms. Travelled :579 Kms
Total Toll paid :Rs.590.00 approx.
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