India, April 13 -- The State Capital Bhubaneswar is celebrating its 76th Foundation Day today. It was on April 13, 1948 that the then Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, had laid the foundation stone for the city. Since then, Bhubaneswar remains a celebrated model of modern architecture and city planning with the prehistoric past as a temple city.
Before Independence, Bhubaneswar was best known as a Hindu pilgrimage centre. The Old Bhubaneswar is the original temple city which developed around the Lingaraj Temple. This zone is characterized by the presence of innumerable temple precincts and complexes and is an important zone from the aspect of religious tourism. The Lingaraj Temple is the focus of the historic town and is sy...