Bhubaneswar - Orissa State Museum

The Orissa State Museum receives special mention for its collection of rare palm-leaf manuscripts. The manuscripts are made of palm-leaf, bamboo leaf, hand-made paper, and are designed in rare garland-shaped, fan-shaped, fish-shaped, sword-shaped, and parrot-shaped varieties.

Other important artifacts housed at the State Museum highlight the history of Orissa. The exhibits include stone artifacts, traditional clothing, ancient and medieval tools and weapons. Coins, copper plates, bronze-age implements, paintings, traditional folk and musical instruments and other art objects are also on display.

There is a splendid array of Buddhist and Jain sculptures that are displayed in chronological order. This collection represents the most important antiquities at the Orissa State Museum.