MINDTREE KALINGA

TRAVEL ADVISORY

Dear Mindtree Mind,

Greeting from Mindtree!

On behalf of the Admin Function at Mindtree, I extend a warm welcome to all our

Mindtree Minds for learning program, at our Global Learning Centre, Mindtree

Kalinga, Bhubaneswar.

At this point in time, we anticipate you are preparing for your travel to Mindtree

Kalinga Campus and looking forward to the commencement and your participation in

the learning program. We believe that the learning program and your stay at the

Global Learning Centre will be enriching to you.

We advise you plan your travel itinerary such that you make yourself available at

Mindtree Kalinga at your designated onboarding time slot.

This Travel Advisory is intended to help you review your travel preparation and

destination awareness. If there is any assistance/additional information that you may

require, feel free to reach out to the Admin Helpdesk numbers listed in this advisory

at all times of the day.

Wish you a safe journey, and look forward to welcoming you on board at Mindtree

Kalinga.

Welcome to Possible.

Best Regards,

Padmanabhan L Kannan

GM & Head – Admin & Facilities

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Contents

Important Emergency Contact Information ........................................................ 1

Postal Address ............................................................................................ 1

Emergency Contact Numbers ........................................................................ 1

Popular Call Taxi Facilities ............................................................................ 1

Mindtree 24X7 Admin Helpdesk ..................................................................... 1

About Bhubaneswar ....................................................................................... 2

Bhubaneswar Weather Conditions .................................................................... 2

Historical Places near Kalinga Campus .............................................................. 3

Lingaraja Temple ........................................................................................ 3

Nandankanan Zoological Park ....................................................................... 3

Dhauli ........................................................................................................ 4

Jagannath Temple, Puri ................................................................................ 4

Konark Sun Temple ..................................................................................... 5

How to Reach Mindtree Kalinga Campus ........................................................... 6

Amenities near Chandaka SEZ (Kalinga Campus) ............................................. 8

Hospital ..................................................................................................... 8

Restaurants ................................................................................................ 8

ATMs ......................................................................................................... 8

Hotels ........................................................................................................ 8

Travel Safety Checklist ................................................................................... 9

Baggage Guidelines ........................................................................................ 9

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Important Emergency Contact Information

Postal Address

Mindtree Ltd.

IDCO Plot No. 1

Chandaka SEZ

PO KIIT Campus

Bhubaneswar – 751024

Emergency Contact Numbers

Service Description Phone Numbers

To report a crime-police control room 100

Traffic Police 100

Ambulance 108

Fire Control 101

Child Line 1098

Women Help Line 10920

Police Station –Near Kalinga +910674-2725700

Police Station-Mahila +910674-2530694

Blood Bank +910674-2591206/2417955

Apollo Ambulance 1066

Government General Hospital +910674-2394602

Popular Call Taxi Facilities

ola Operate through app

Uber Operate through app

Mindtree 24X7 Admin Helpdesk

Help desk(Landline) 06746643111

Sailesh Mishra(Mobile) +917894411079

Biswajit Das(Mobile) +919937063966

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About Bhubaneswar

The history of the city stretches back over 2000 years. The area first appears as the

ancient capital of Kalinga. Bhubaneswar India, the 'city of temples', named after

Tribhuvaneswar, 'Lord of Three

Worlds', still preserves over 500

of India's finest temples, around

which the religious life of the city

revolves.

Mythological references and the

epigraphic sources describe the

area as Ekamra Kshetra and

Saiva Pitha. In 1936, the Odisha

(Orissa)) became a separate

province with Cuttack as its

Capital, which was eventually

changed to Bhubaneswar in 1956.

Bhubaneswar Weather Conditions

Bhubaneswar is located on the coastal plains of Odisha, south-west of the River

Mahanadi. It experiences typical tropical weather conditions, and succumbs to the heat

and cold waves that sweep in from north India.

The summer months from March to May are hot and humid, and temperatures often

shoot past 40° C in May. The south west monsoon lashes Odisha in June, bringing relief

to the parched environs of Bhubaneswar. July and August receive the maximum rainfall,

which may average over 220 mm a month.

Pleasant weather conditions prevail during November in Bhubaneswar, but December

and January face the chilly winds from the North/North-East at average speeds of 7

miles/hour. Temperatures drop to approximately 15° C during these months.

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Historical Places near Kalinga Campus

Lingaraja Temple

Lingaraja Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Harihara, a form of Shiva and Vishnu

and is one of the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the East Indian state of

Odisha.

The Lingaraja temple is the

largest temple in Bhubaneswar.

The temple is built in the Deula

style. Bhubaneswar is called

the Ekamra Kshetra as the

deity of Lingaraja was originally

under a mango tree (Ekamra)

as noted in Ekamra Purana.

The temple is active in worship

practises, unlike most other

temples in Bhubaneswar and

Shiva is worshipped as

Harihara, a combined form of

Vishnu and Shiva.

The temple has an average of 6,000 visitors per day and receives lakhs of visitors during

festivals. Shivaratri festival is the major festival celebrated in the temple.

Nandankanan Zoological Park

Nandankanan Zoological

Park is a 400-hectare zoo

and botanical garden in

Bhubaneswar, Odisha,

India. Established in 1960, it

was opened to the public in

1979 and became the first

zoo in India to join World

Association of Zoos and

Aquariums in 2009. The

park remains closed on

Mondays.

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Dhauli

Dhauli hills are

located on the banks

of the river Daya, 8

km south of

Bhubaneswar in

Odisha (India). It is a

hill with vast open

space adjoining it,

and has major Edicts

of Ashoka engraved

on a mass of rock, by

the side of the road

leading to the summit

of the hill.

Dhauli hill is

presumed to be the

area where the

Kalinga War was

fought.

The rock-cut elephant above the Edicts is the earliest Buddhist sculpture of Odisha.

On the top of the hill, a dazzling white peace pagoda has been built by the Japan Buddha

Sangha and the Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangha in the 1970s.

The Dhauligiri hills also has an ancient Shiva temple which is the place for mass gathering

during Shivaratri Celebrations.

The state’s first light and sound show has started at the Dhauli hill, easily identified by

the Shanti Stupa at the top.

The show will be held on all days except Mondays.

Jagannath Temple, Puri

The Jagannath Temple of Puri is a

sacred Vaishnava temple dedicated to

Lord Jagannath and located on the

eastern coast of India, at Puri in the

state of Odisha. The temple is an

important pilgrimage destination and

is particularly visited by devotees of

Supreme lord Sri Krishna and is one of

the Char Dham pilgrimages that

anyone is expected to make in one's

lifetime.

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The temple is famous for its annual Rath Yatra, or chariot festival, in which the three

main temple deities are hauled on huge and elaborately decorated temple cars. Since

medieval times, it is also

associated with intense religious

fervor. Even though the icons of

most Hindu deities that are

worshiped are made out of

stone or metal, the image of

Jagannath is wooden. Every

twelve or nineteen years these

wooden figures are

ceremoniously replaced by

using sacred trees, which have

to be carved as an exact replica.

The temple remains open from

5 am to 12 midnight. Special darshan or Parimanik darshan is when devotees on paying

50 Rupees are allowed right up to the deities. Parimanik darshan happens after the

dhupa pujas at around 10 am, 1 pm and 8 pm. At all other times devotees can view the

deities from some distance for free.

Konark Sun Temple

Konark is a medium town in the Puri district in the state of Odisha, India. It lies on the

coast by the Bay of Bengal, 65 kilometers from the capital of the state, Bhubaneswar. It

is the site of the 13th-century Sun Temple, also known as the Black Pagoda, built in

black granite during the reign of Narasimhadeva-I.

The temple is a World Heritage

Site. The temple is now mostly

in ruins, and a collection of its

sculptures is housed in the Sun

Temple Museum, which is run

by the Archaeological Survey of

India.

The Sun Temple was built in

the 13th century and designed

as a gigantic chariot of the Sun

God, Surya, with twelve pairs

of ornamented wheels pulled by seven horses. Some of the wheels are 3 meters wide.

Only six of the seven horse still stand today. One can reach Konark either from

Bhubaneswar or from Puri. From Bhubaneswar airport Konark is just 64 kilometer and

deluxe buses are available at frequent interval during whole day time. Also taxi services

are adequately available. From Puri, the distance is about 34 Km. One can take a bus or

taxi from Puri railway station or he can also avail the train service towards Konark which

is not so frequent.

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How to Reach Mindtree Kalinga Campus

From Bhubaneswar Railway

station walk to the nearest

Master Canteen bus stand (200

meters away from platform

no:1) to board the bus.

Alternatively pre-paid taxis, Ola,

Uber, Jugnoo and auto

rickshaws are also easily

available to this destination.

(Ola, Uber and Jugnoo are

highly recommended)

From Infocity around 500

meters towards Shikharchandi

is the SEZ campus where

Mindtree Kalinga Campus is

located.

Mindtree Kalinga Campus: Google Coordinates

https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Bhubaneswar+New+Railway+Station,+Raghunath

pur,+Bhubaneshwar,+Odisha/Mindtree+Consulting+Ltd,+Bhubaneshwar,+Odisha+751

024/@20.3685727,85.7808549,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3a19

0eb3d816d66b:0xc9adecc811ecca5e!2m2!1d85.835136!2d20.382582!1m5!1m1!1s0x3

a1908e77a6bbecd:0x516790bc3db5a09f!2m2!**1d85.80039!2d20.35142

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Distance from arrival point to campus km

Airport 17

Bus Stand 17

Railway Station 12

Local transfer charges* from different transporters (including OLA and Uber)

Mode Of Transport Taxi Bus Auto

From Airport to campus -Approx. cost 350 20 300

From Bus Station to campus -Approx. cost 300 20 250

From Rly station to campus -Approx. cost 300 15 200

* Conditions apply

Help desk(Landline) 06746643111

Sailesh Mishra(Mobile) +917894411079

Biswajit Das(Mobile) +919937063966

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Amenities near Chandaka SEZ (Kalinga Campus)

Hospital

KALINGA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

Phone: - 0674 230 4400

Restaurants

Food Park

Marwari Restaurant

Hi Bhubaneswar

Abhiruchi

Idli Bhawan

Go South

Kohinoor

The below Links can be used to download the Food and Restaurant apps.

https://www.foodpanda.in/?gclid=CLq3-9iZv9QCFcwWaAods-UDZQ

https://www.zomato.com/bhubaneswar

http://www.0km.in/

Alternatively apps can also be downloaded from Play Store from any IOs and Android

device.

ATMs

Within Chandaka Industrial Estate there are quite a few ATMs - SBI, Union Bank,

Punjab National Bank etc. Within the campus there are ICICI bank and HDFC bank

ATMs.

Hotels

OYO Rooms

The below Links can be used to download Hotels apps

https://www.makemytrip.com/hotels/bhubaneshwar-hotels.html

https://www.yatra.com/hotels/business-hotels-at-patia-in-bhubaneshwar

https://www.trivago.in/bhubaneswar-404751/hotel

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Travel Safety Checklist

o Personal Organizers

Carry all your important documents / Government Photo ID’s, Certificates, Travel

tickets, Helpline contact details at hand when you're on the go. Consider keeping

everything stored neatly in a small organizer pack that you can wear comfortably.

o Toiletries

Pack all your personal hygiene items, skin care, lotion, dental kit, travel towel and

shaving kit.

o Heath & First Aid Kit

Carry any (prescribed medicine only) to avoid medicine out of stock, also approved

Mosquito Repellant lotions.

o Clothing/Apparels

Carry formal/casual office wear, monsoon, summer, shoes, sneakers & socks

adequately. Refer the Campus Advisory for the dress code that needs to be adhered

while at Mindtree Kalinga

o Carry limited cash as required. Avoid excess jewelry during travel.

Personal Vehicles & Electronic gadgets:

o Campus Minds are advised not to bring personal vehicles inside the campus

o Any external storage devices, viz. Pen Drive, external Hard Disk, Writable CD/DVD,

heaters, immersion heater rod, iron, laptops etc., but not limited to these are strictly

not allowed except the personal grooming items.

Baggage Guidelines

Baggage you carry should comply the baggage scanning guidelines.

Please adhere to the Size and width of the baggage mentioned below. This will help to

facilitate the baggage screening process.

Baggage size SHOULD NOT be more than following dimensions

Inches: 21.7 x 14.2 (Width X Height) or MM: 550 X360 (Width X Height).

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It is mandatory to carry NOT more than TWO bags. Note: Make sure baggage is

measured before you leave for the travel to avoid aggravation