Hotels in Orissa, India

Orissa, on India's eastern coast, has a tropical climate with hot summers (up to 45°C/113°F) and mild winters (around 20°C/68°F). It's famous for the 13th-century Konark Sun Temple and the annual Rath Yatra in Puri, where you can join millions pulling giant chariots. In the dry winter months from October to March, you can watch dolphins at Chilika Lake, the largest coastal lagoon in India, or relax on Puri's golden-sand beaches by the Bay of Bengal.