OdishaLIVE Bureau
Despite the early morning monsoon rains, the walkers braved the weather to explore the Jain heritage site at the Twin Hills.
Two visitors from Belgium, Alan Watterman and Lola Snackers joined 20 other heritage walkers of the 31st Monks, Caves and Kings. Despite rains, not only young and old, but kids also joined the walk and enjoyed their time during the rainy weather under umbrellas. The walkers came to know about Emperor Kharavela, his patronage for Jain religion, various man-made and pre-historic caves and also cave art inside the Hati Gumpha.
“We would have been happier if we were in our city Liege and could have celebrated the football win with our family members and friends. However, with the beautiful rainy weather we are also celebrating the superb win in an innovative way by spending time with the other walkers at the Udayagiri-Khandagiri caves,” said Lola.
The other visitor from Belgium Alan said “We have come to Odisha for the first time. We love the State and especially the historic city of Bhubaneswar, which has a huge potential of tourism with so many beautiful heritage sites.”
Nihar an ad professional at Singapore, originally from the Nayapalli area in Bhubaneswar is an avid travel enthusiast who also enjoys photography and motorcycling came with his childhood friend Santosh who is an investment banker.
“I love to explore the historic and cultural sites and listen to music. I have been to this site on many occasions in the past, but as a heritage walker today’s was a special experience,” he added.
Susmita Pania retired reader in English Literature from Ravenshaw University came to the 31st Monks, Caves and Kings Heritage walk with her family members.
