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Balasore or Baleshwar is a city in the North Coast of Odisha. It is full of mixed cultures, and is greatly influenced by Odia, Bengali and Marwari cultures. It's also an industrial hub with some major and numerous small-scale industries.
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Located right inside the town. Negative: A canal runs near the hotel
Located in the Motiganj market of Balasore. Negative: A little dingy.
A government owned hotel
Cottages Tent Dormitory Restaurant Village Ambience Tribal Dance etc.
Balasore is connected by road and rail. it can be reached from Bhubaneswar and Kolkata both by the NH-5 road and by direct trains on the Howrah-Chennai main line.
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Bhubaneswar · International · BBI
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