Sambalpur · Hirakud · Bargarh
Sambalpuri Weave & Hirakud Trail
Every detail here — route, pace, stays, budget — can be customized to your needs.
Western Odisha's textile heartland — watch ikat come alive thread by thread on the loom in weaving villages, then chase the sunset over Hirakud, one of the world's longest earthen dams.
This itinerary is a suggested starting point — every route, stay and pace can be customized to your needs.
Hirakud Dam viewpoint at sunset, over Asia's largest artificial lake
Barpali and Bargarh weaving villages — live ikat tie-dye and loom demonstrations
Samaleswari Temple in the old town of Sambalpur
Huma's famously leaning temple on the Mahanadi's banks
Arrive Sambalpur, Samaleswari Temple, sunset at Hirakud Dam viewpoint.
Full day in Barpali / Bargarh weaving villages — ikat dyeing and loom demonstrations.
Huma leaning temple en route, departure.
