OdishaLIVE Bureau
Athletes from Malaysia took part in the Ekamra Walks visiting heritage sites dating back from 7th Century AD to 15th Century AD, in the Old Town area of the city.
“After a hectic schedule we are now getting time to relax and thus we came to explore the rich culture and heritage of Old Bhubaneswar” said Mr. Frank Coach of the Malayasian athletics team regarding the tour. Another team member Seen Yee said “the beautiful temples have wonderful carvings and we are delighted to have the opportunity to explore them today.”
Earlier in the day a team of 25 walkers visited the prominent temples under Ekamra Walks. They included senior citizens and students from engineering colleges. Among them were a couple Arun Kumar and Shanti from Cochin, who came to the city exclusively to experience the heritage walk along with their little daughter Avantika. They liked Odisha especially the rains as during monsoon the God’s Own Country, their home state Kerala also goes active with tour related activities.
Rayzam, a member of the Malaysian team of athletes said “the trip will be inscribed in my memory just like the beautiful stone art works on the temple walls.”
Another participant in today’s Ekamra Walks, Roma Ranu Dash, a Ph.D. scholar in Sociology from Zakir Hussain Centre for Education Studies, said “all citizens must explore our heritage as they are windows to our past history.” She admitted that though she is from the city, she had not visited the monuments before joining the heritage walk today.
It was the 30th Ekamra Walk, the only guided heritage tour in the city, jointly undertaken by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Odisha Tourism.
