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Puri a beautiful costal city in Odisha is famous all over the world for the 12 th century Lord Jagannath temple and popularly known as Jagannath Puri or Purusottam Puri. The place is a major tourist destination and a pilgrimage town as thousands of people from different parts of India come regularly to visit Puri, the abode of Lord Jagannath to pray and seek blessing of the Lord. As Puri is well connected by railways and the airport in just 60 kilometres away in Bhubaneswar. It's very easy for people to come even for vacations to this lovely city right on the Bay of Bengal. Being one of the Four Dhamas (Holy places for Hindus) ,  during the Rath Yatra more than a million people gather to see Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra ride the chariots to go for a short sojourn at Gundicha temple.  Apart  from  the  religious  aspect  Puri is rich for its ancient architecture, cultural  heritage and acts as a kind of gateway to sev...

Located on the eastern coast of India, the state of Odisha is famous for its natural attractions that include heritage listed places, brackish water lakes, national parks, mangrove forests, rivers, sea beaches and ancient temples. The city of Puri situated right on the shores of the Bay of Bengal is famous for its 12 th century Lord Jagannath temple and every year, millions of people come to pray and seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath. Being part of the Char Dham (Four Holy Places) pilgrimage, it’s one of the four most sacred places for the Hindus and a place they must see at least once during their life time. The city thrives on religious tourism and during Rath Yatra or the chariot festival people from all over the world come to Puri to see Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Suvadra on colourful chariots and its considered especially auspicious to pull the chariots as they go to Gundicha Mandira.  Apart from the religious significance of the place, Puri is one of...

Puri an ancient city of Odisha and is synonymous with Lord Jagannath and is popularly known as Shrikhetra or Jagannath Dham (Holy Place). This is the place which was chosen by Adi Sharkaracharya as one of the Dhamas and the Gobardhan Matha was established by him in the 9th country Ad. As its one of the Charidhama yatra, which most Hindus must do at least once during their lifetime, the city of Puri sees thousands of visitors on a daily basis. Jagannath temple famous for its unique rituals and functions remains crowded by devotees all through the year, but during the world famous Rath Yatra or the car festival, the number is believed to be increasing every year and more than a million people visit Puri during that time to see Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Sudhadra on the chariots. This is the only time when people of all religion and faith can see the Lord and so devotes from aboard also come in large numbers to seek the blessing of Lord Jagannath, an avatar or in creation o...

Situated on the eastern coast of India, Odisha is a state that's a major destination of tourists from all over the world. Jagannath temple of Puri, World Heritage Listed Konark Sun temple, Bird sanctuary of Chilika, Artists village of Raghurajpur, Pristine beaches, greenery and the rich cultural heritage make it a place that's utterly fascinating. When it comes to religious tourism or coastal tourism it's the city of Puri that draws everyone's attention. Just 65 kilometres away from Bhubaneswar, capital city of Odisha and its well connected both by air and railways. Puri being one of the most sacred places and being one of the Char Dhams (Holy Places) is well connected with all major cities of India. As people come here on daily basis tourism is the most integral part of the city contributing to almost 80% of the total economy. There’s a huge influx of tourists during the Rath Yatra or the Car festival when Lord Jagannath along with Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhad...