Fantasizing an old-world charm is what you get at Gajlaxmi…

A shiver runs down the spine as you enter into the luxurious drawing room of Kumar Saheb Ranendra Pratap Singh Deo of Gajlaxmi Palace, Dhenkanal. From an ornate glass showcase the fearsome stare of the Naranpatna man eating tiger bears down on you. It’s piercing eyes and sharp rows of teeth was the scare of death to 76 people it had killed and eaten before being shot down by Kumar Saheb. Sandip Ray and his film shooting unit has set base at Kumar Saheb’s mansion to shoot Satyajit Ray’s Royal Bengal Rahasya.

The view from the Royal palace is incredible. It is teeming with wildlife – birds, elephants, deer, civet cats, monkeys and wild boars are in plenty.