Chilika

The Kali temple ferry point.  The temple is very popular in the region, and we were lucky to leave before Makar Sankranthi, when lakhs descend, taking a bat to the little island where the temple is situated

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-22/bhubaneswar/36483690_1_irrawaddy-dolphins-chilika-development-authority-cda-ajit-patnaik

The ten Irrawaddy dolphins which bobbed in and out serenely in the calm morning waters were the highlight
for me on our morning outing on the lagoon.

Northern pintails by the hundreds, cormorants, gulls and terns all in a motor boat powered by lpg.