Orissa on the Bay of Bengal on India's east coast, is one of the most fascinating places in India. Although less travelled than many of the more popular venues in India, Orissa is steeped in history and has some of the most wonderful and ancient examples of early Hindu and Buddhist development in India, one of the most revered Hindu pilgimage locale's in India - the city of Puri, and the 13th Century temple complex at Konark depicting life at the time with numerous carvings of erotic love-making, hunting and dancing.