Tourist Places in Puri - Odisha - India
1. Chilika (Odisha, India)
DISTRICT HEADQUARTER
: PURI
STATE
CAPITAL : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST
RAILWAY STATION : PURI
NEAREST
AIRPORT : BHUBANESWAR
DESCRIPTION
: CHILIKA IS ALSO KNOWN AS QUEEN OF
NATURAL BEAUTY. CHILIKA IS THE LARGEST LAKE IN ASIA COVERING AN AREA OF 1,100
SQ. KMS OF BRACKISH WATER. EVERY YEAR LARGE NUMBER OF TOURIST COMES
HERE FOR BOATING AND CURIOSITY. DURING WINTER SEASON A LARGE NUMBER OF FOREIGN
BIRDS OF MANY VARIETIES AND COLOUR MIGRATE TO HERE WHICH IS AN ADDED ATTRACTION
OF THIS PLACE. THE PLACE IS IDEAL FOR BOATING, FISHING AND RELAXATION.
HOW TO REACH: ONE CAN
REACH PURI EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN OR BY TAXI. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE
AVAILABLE FROM BHUBANESWAR OR PURI.
BEST TIME : OCTOBER TO MARCH
2. Pipili (Odisha, India)
DISTRICT
HEADQUARTER : PURI
STATE
CAPITAL : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST
RAILWAY STATION : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST
AIRPORT : BHUBANESWAR
DESCRIPTION: PIPILI IS SITUATED AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 20
KMS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL BHUBANESWAR AND ABOUT 40 KMS FROM THE DISTRICT
HEADQUARTER PURI. PIPILI IS FAMOUS FOR TRADITIONAL APPLIQUE WORKS. THE APPLIQUE WORK IS MOSTLY THE
LIVELYHOOD OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE.
THEY PREPARES CHANDUA (COLORFUL ARTS ON CLOTHES), CHANDUA BAGS,
PURSES, UMBRELLA, CARPETS, GARMENTS & OTHER APPLIQUE WORKS WHICH HAVE A
GOOD MARKET IN INDIA AND ABROAD.
HOW TO REACH : ONE CAN REACH BHUBANESWAR OR PURI EITHER BYBUS
OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE
FROM
BHUBANESWAR OR PURI.
BEST TIME : ANY TIME
3. Sakhigopal (Odisha, India)
DISTRICT
HEADQUARTER : PURI
STATE
CAPITAL : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST
RAILWAY STATION : SAKHIGOPAL
NEAREST
AIRPORT : BHUBANESWAR
DESCRIPTION
: SAKHIGOPAL IS FAMOUS FOR THE
GODDESS SAKHIGOPAL (SRI KRISHNA). IT IS A FAMOUS RELIGIOUS PLACE AND IT IS
BELIEVE THAT PILGRIMAGE TO PURI IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT
VISITING SAKHIGOPAL. THE TEMPLE IS SITUATED AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 20 KMS FROM THE
DISTRICT HEADQUARTER PURI AND ABOUT 40 KMS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL BHUBANESWAR.
HOW TO REACH :ONE CAN REACH BHUBANESWAR OR PURI EITHER BY
BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM BHUBANESWAR OR
PURI.
4. Puri Jagannath Temple (Odisha, India)
DISTRICT HEADQUARTER
: PURI
STATE
CAPITAL : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST
RAILWAY STATION : SAKHIGOPAL
NEAREST
AIRPORT : BHUBANESWAR
DESCRIPTION
: PURI IS
POPULAR FOR THE WORLD FAMOUS JAGANNATH TEMPLE AND THE RATHA YATRA AND ALSO FOR
THE LONG GOLDEN SEA BEACH. LORD JAGANNATH, ELDER BROTHER BALABHADRA AND SISTER
SUBHADRA ARE BEING WORSHIPPED IN THE TEMPLE. THE SEAT WHERE THE DEITIES SEATED,
CALLED RATNA SINGHASANA (BEJEWELED PEDESTAL). THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CURRENT
JAGANNATH TEMPLE WAS INITIATED BY THE RULER OF KALINGA “ANANTAVARMAN
CHODAGANGA” DURING GANGA DYNASTY (1078 TO 1174 CE). THE HEIGHT OF THE TEMPLE IS
65 METERS. THERE ARE SO MANY FESTIVALS OBSERVED IN THE TEMPLE LIKE SNANA YATRA,
NETROTSAVA, RATHA YATRA, SAYAN EKADASI, CHITALAGI AMABASYA, JANMASTAMI, DASAHARA
ETC. THE MOST IMPORTANT FESTIVAL IS THE WORLD FAMOUS RATH YATRA (CART FESTIVAL)
& BAHUDA YATRA. A LARGE NUMBER OF CROWD GATHERED AT PURI BADADANDA DURING
THE FESTIVALS.
HOW TO REACH : ONE CAN REACH PURI EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. TEMPLE IS
AT DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3 KMS FROM PURI RAILWAY STATION. TAXI OR AUTO-RIKSHAW
SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE
TO GO TO THE TEMPLE.
5. Chandrabhaga Beach (Odisha, India)
DISTRICT
HEADQUARTER : PURI
STATE
CAPITAL : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST
RAILWAY STATION : PURI
NEAREST
AIRPORT : BHUBANESWAR
DESCRIPTION: CHANDRABHAGA BEACH IS SITUATED AT
DISTANCE OF ABOUT 60 KMS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL BHUBANESWAR
AND ABOUT
30 KMS FROM THE DISTRICT HEADQUARTER PURI. THE SUN TEMPLE KONARK IS AT A
DISTANCE OF 3 KMS FROM THE BEACH. THE SUNRISE AND SUNSET AT THIS PLACE IS
ENCHANTING. THIS PLACE IS GOOD FOR RELAXATION.
HOW TO REACH : ONE CAN REACH BHUBANESWAR OR PURI EITHER BY
BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE
FROM
BHUBANESWAR OR PURI.
6. Harachandi Temple (Odisha, India)
DISTRICT HEADQUARTER
: PURI
STATE
CAPITAL : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST
RAILWAY STATION : PURI
NEAREST AIRPORT
: BHUBANESWAR
DESCRIPTION
: HARACHANDI TEMPLE IS AT A
DISTANCE OF 25 KMS FROM PURI. IT IS SITUATED ON THE SIDE OF SEA. THE PLACE IS
GOOD FOR PICNIC AND RELAXATION.
HOW TO REACH : ONE CAN REACH BHUBANESWAR OR PURI EITHER BY
BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE
FROM
BHUBANESWAR OR PURI.
7. Ramachandi Temple (Odisha, India)
DISTRICT
HEADQUARTER : PURI
STATE
CAPITAL : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST
RAILWAY STATION : PURI
NEAREST
AIRPORT : BHUBANESWAR
DESCRIPTION
: RAMACHANDI TEMPLE IS SITUATED ON
THE SIDE OF THE PURI- KONARK MARINE DRIVE AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 30
KMS FROM PURI AND
8 KMS FROM KONARK. THIS PLACE IS THE ABORD OF
GODDESS RAMACHANDI. THE PLACE IS SURROUNDED BY SCENIC NATURAL BEAUTY AND IS AN
IDEAL PLACE FOR PICNIC AND RELAXATION.
HOW TO REACH : ONE CAN REACH BHUBANESWAR OR PURI EITHER BY
BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE
FROM
BHUBANESWAR OR PURI.
8. Konark Sun Temple (Odisha, India)
DISTRICT HEADQUARTER : PURI
STATE CAPITAL : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION : PURI
NEAREST AIRPORT : BHUBANESWAR
DESCRIPTION
: THE SUN TEMPLE KONARK
IS SITUATED AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 60 KMS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL BHUBANESWAR
AND ABOUT 30 KMS FROM THE DISTRICT HEADQUARTER PURI. THE SUN TEMPLE WAS BUILT
IN THE 13TH CENTURY DURING THE REIGN OF NARASIMHADEVA-1, A DISTINGUISHED RULLER
OF GANGA DYNASTY. THE TEMPLE DESIGNED AS A GRAND CHARIOT OF THE SUN GOD, SURYA
DEBTA, WITH TWELVE PAIRS OF ORNAMENTED WHEELS PULLED BY SEVEN HORSES. THE
TEMPLE IS BUILT IN BLACK GRINITE STONES AND THE HEIGHT OF THE TEMPLE IS ABOUT
229 FEET. THE TEMPLE IS VERY POPULAR AND IS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE. NOW MOST
PART OF THE TEMPLE IN RUINS, AND A COLLECTION OF ITS SCULPTURES IS PLACED IN
THE SUN TEMPLE MUSEUM, WHICH IS RUN BY THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ASI).
HOW TO
REACH : ONE CAN REACH
BHUBANESWAR OR PURI
EITHER BY BUS
OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM BHUBANESWAR OR PURI.
9. Maa Mangala Matrushakti Pitha (Odisha, India)
DISTRICT HEADQUARTER : PURI
STATE CAPITAL : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION : PURI
NEAREST AIRPORT : BHUBANESWAR
DESCRIPTION
: THE SUN TEMPLE KONARK
IS SITUATED AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 60 KMS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL BHUBANESWAR
AND ABOUT 30 KMS FROM THE DISTRICT HEADQUARTER PURI. THE SUN TEMPLE WAS BUILT
IN THE 13TH CENTURY DURING THE REIGN OF NARASIMHADEVA-1, A DISTINGUISHED RULLER
OF GANGA DYNASTY. THE TEMPLE DESIGNED AS A GRAND CHARIOT OF THE SUN GOD, SURYA
DEBTA, WITH TWELVE PAIRS OF ORNAMENTED WHEELS PULLED BY SEVEN HORSES. THE
TEMPLE IS BUILT IN BLACK GRINITE STONES AND THE HEIGHT OF THE TEMPLE IS ABOUT
229 FEET. THE TEMPLE IS VERY POPULAR AND IS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE. NOW MOST
PART OF THE TEMPLE IN RUINS, AND A COLLECTION OF ITS SCULPTURES IS PLACED IN
THE SUN TEMPLE MUSEUM, WHICH IS RUN BY THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ASI).
HOW TO
REACH : ONE CAN REACH
BHUBANESWAR OR PURI
EITHER BY BUS
OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM BHUBANESWAR OR PURI.
10. Alarnath (Odisha, India)
DISTRICT
HEADQUARTER : PURI
STATE
CAPITAL : BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST
RAILWAY STATION : PURI
NEAREST AIRPORT
: BHUBANESWAR
DESCRIPTION
: ALARNATH TEMPLE IS THE TEMPLE OF
LORD VISHNU, IS SITUATED AT BRAHMAGIRI WHICH IS ABOUT 80 KMS FROM THE STATE
CAPITAL BHUBANESWAR AND ABOUT 20 KMS FROM THE DISTRICT HEADQUARTER PURI.
ACCORDING TO LEGEND THE TEMPLE HAS A GREAT MYTHOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE AND
THEREFORE IS A FAMOUS RELIGIOUS PLACE.
HOW TO REACH :ONE CAN REACH BHUBANESWAR OR PURI EITHER BY
BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM BHUBANESWAR OR
PURI.
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