About Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, formerly known as Orissa. The city has a history of over 3,000 years starting with the Mahamegha-bahana Chedi dynasty (around the 2nd century BCE) which had its capital at Sisupalgarh, nearby. Bhubaneswar, derived its name from Tribhubaneswar, which literally means the Lord (Eeswar) of the Three World (Tribhuvan), which refers to Shiva. Bhubaneswar is an administrative, information technology, education and tourism city. Bhubaneswar was ranked as the best place to do business in India by the World Bank in 2014. Tourism is a major industry, attracting about 1.5 million tourists in 2011. Bhubaneswar has supposedly had over one thousand temples, earning the tag of the 'Temple City of India'.
