This place is a must visit on the way to Puri from Bhubaneshwar. It is a small village around 10-15 mins drive from the more popular Pipli village which is famous for applique work. It is the place famous for patta chitra, which is actually sketches done on palm leaves and also, cloth. They use all natural colours and the designs are very intricate and beautiful. Even the walls of the small houses are painted beautifully with images of birds, animals, mythological characters and deities. They have schools that teach these drawings and you can visit and see the students practicing. You can buy the paintings (they come in all sizes) and even bookmarks and small wooden toys.

Recently visited Raghurajpur and had a fantastic time. It's a very small handicraft village near Puri, but packed with culture. Highlights include Pattachitra and stone work. We got a demonstration of how Pattachitras are painted and it was amazing. We also purchased a few gorgeous handicrafts. The local artisans are very friendly, welcoming and truly talented, they will tell you all about their work and the process they follow. Highly recommend, especially if you're in Puri/Konark/Bhubaneswar as it's just a stones throw away from all these places and easily accessible from the highway.

It is an awesome place to visit if you want to really deep dive into culture of Odisha. You will different styles of painting, dance and singing. There are many things you can buy here if you're art lover. And there aren't any shops in the village, people make artifacts at there home and display them in home itself. Make sure you have water with you, as village doesn't have any shop to buy purified water.

Even if you don't understand "art" as I don't, this is a must visit place. Every home in this village is an art studio, and every family member in each household is an artist. And what fabulous works of art! Even an art-blind person like me was fascinated.

We had gone to record a documentary there and it is worth visiting if you are in Odisha! It is a treasure trove of artists and developed as India’s first artist village. You’ll find beautiful paintings, stone works, ganjifa carfs and many other trinkets!