US Ambassador to India Kenneth I Juster came on a special Ekamra Walks and walked a km from the Mukteswar Temple to the Lingaraj Temple here.
The ambassador, accompanied by Consul General Katherine B Hadda from Hyderabad and other Embassy and Consular officials, started the heritage tour around 9 am and continued till 10.20 am covering a distance of more than 1 km. The US Ambassador showed keen interest in knowing the architectural style and the unique Kalingan way of temple building and especially, the beautifully designed arch of the Mukteswar Temple.
The envoy was stunned seeing architectural splendor of the Parasurameswar, Swarnajaleswar and Kotitirtheswar Temples and Anantavasudeva Temple. He also visited Doodhwala Dharamsala, Gourishankar Temple the Curzon Mandap and the Bindusagar lake.