Chilika Lake
The largest brackish lagoon in Asia, wintering a million birds and holding a resident population of Irrawaddy dolphins.
- Where
- Satapada, Odisha, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 19.7167, 85.3167
Get the Chilika Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chilika Lake. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Odisha volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chilika Lake
Tara Tarini Temple 50 km
A shakti peetha on the Kumari hills above the Rushikulya, reached by nine hundred and ninety nine steps.
Jagannath Temple 53 km
Where the deities are rebuilt from neem wood every twelve to nineteen years, and the old ones buried in the temple grounds.
Puri Beach 54 km
Sand art, and the sea before the temple.
Gundicha Temple 56 km
The garden house Jagannath is taken to for nine days in Ashadha, empty the rest of the year.
Raghurajpur 57 km
Every house paints pattachitra.
Gopalpur on Sea 66 km
A port the British used for shipping labour to Burma, now a quiet beach with the old jetty still standing.
Pipili 70 km
Applique, in colours you can see from the road.
Bhattarika Temple 73 km
A temple on the Mahanadi at Sasanga, reached by boat when the river is high.
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Questions
Where is Chilika Lake?
Chilika Lake is in Satapada, Odisha. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tara Tarini Temple (50 km), Jagannath Temple (53 km), Puri Beach (54 km).
How do I get the Chilika Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chilika Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Odisha volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chilika Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Odisha volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.