Timing
- Date: 14 April 2025
- Assemble / report by: 6:45 AM
- Walk starts: 7:00 AM
- Ends: 10:00 AM
Completed walk — Balasore
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Balasore Darshan — Walk #1
Monday, 14 April 2025 · 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Assemble 6:45 AM
Join us for an immersive pedestrian heritage walk with Odisha Heritage Walks. Guided by our storytellers, we unearth archives, oral traditions, and cultural layers woven into Odisha's living heritage.
Walk logistics
When it happened, where it started, and how to reach the trail.
Starting point
Shantikanan, Balasore
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Own arrangement
Please arrange your own transport to the starting point.
Additional instructions
Organised in collaboration with Yuva Vikas. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Assemble at Shantikanan by 07:00 AM.
Storyteller: Balasore Darshan Team
The story of this trail
Balasore Darshan Walk #1 — the first heritage trail of the Balasore Darshan chapter, organised in collaboration with Yuva Vikas.
Starting at Shantikanan, the walk continues to the Collectorate and Barabati Girls High School, opening Balasore’s civic and cultural landmarks through community storytelling.
Mentor: Silpi Kesu Das (Lacquer Painter, Art Culture Activist).
Join us — balasoredarshan@gmail.com · 9337984730 / 7655945974.
Starting at Shantikanan, the walk continues to the Collectorate and Barabati Girls High School, opening Balasore’s civic and cultural landmarks through community storytelling.
Mentor: Silpi Kesu Das (Lacquer Painter, Art Culture Activist).
Join us — balasoredarshan@gmail.com · 9337984730 / 7655945974.
Who leads this walk
Meet the convenor, co-convenor, and curator for this edition.
Convenor
Balasore Darshan Team
Organised in collaboration with Yuva Vikas. Contact the chapter to join upcoming editions.
Curator
Silpi Kesu Das
Mentor — Lacquer painter and art-culture activist guiding Walk #1 of Balasore Darshan.
Heritage trail stops
Places to be visited — preview the route on the map before you walk.
STOP #1
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Shantikanan
Starting point — heritage landmark with the iconic statue precinct.
STOP #2
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Collectorate
Historic collectorate gateway and civic heritage of Balasore.
STOP #3
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Barabati Girls H.S.
Barabati Girls High School — community and educational landmark on the trail.
Moments from this trail
Photos, videos, YouTube films, and news cuttings from this walk.
Walk completed
Bookings are closed. Explore the field report and gallery from this trail.
Participation
0
Total registrations
0
Walkers attended
Walk specifications
Duration: 3 hrs
3 POIs · Balasore
Odia, English