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Approach
: By air to Bhubaneswar (Chilika is around 100 kms from Bhubaneswar),
road and rail.
 Places
of tourist interest in Chilika : Kalijai
Island, Honeymoon Island, Breakfast Island, Birds Island, Nalabana
(Island of Reeds), Parikud Island, etc. are some of the important and
interesting spots inside the lake.
The Island of Kalijai is famous as a center of religious worship due to
the temple of Goddess Kalijai where a big fair is held on the occasion
of
Makara Sankranti that falls in January
every year. The Island of Nalabana, 8 km in circumference occupies a
unique place in the vast expanse of Chilika Lake as it happens to be the
central point for the migratory birds. One can view the dolphins at
Chilika mouth near Satpara.
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