Balangir — Travel Guide
Balangir is an important commercial city with a rich cultural heritage. The place is famous for its beautiful setting with many old temples and shrines and the indigenous tribes that dwell here since time immemorial. This place still holds the past glory and charm of being the capital of Patnagarh, a princely state at one point of time. The name of the place comes from the words Balaram Garh, which is a fort constructed by the 19th king of Balangir, Balaram Deo.
Balangir can be visited during the winter months which are from October to February.
BY FLIGHT
Balangir does not have an airport. Nearest airport is Raipur Airport.
balangir - 201 km away
BY TRAIN
You can easily get regular trains to Balangir from other major cities of the country.
Apart from sight-seeing there are many more things you can do in Balangir. This city is popular for its Sambalpuri saris, dress materials and bed sheets. For those who have a sweet tooth, Balangir has mouth-watering labangalata, chena gaaja, arisa pitha and chena peda. Lip-smacking snacks like chakuli pitha, pithau bhaja, gulgula and Chaul bara are hard to resist.
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