Created Date: 11 October 2014 Best of Puri Recommended by Indian travellers A Good religious... Ashuto sh Puri one among the char Dhams is good combination of religious place with beach and offers a great place to enjoy both spirituality and romance at... 466 travel stories about Puri by Indian travellers Guide includes:About destination | Top things to do | Best accommodations | Travelling tips | Best time to visit Page 1/14 About Puri Puri is located on the eastern side of India in the province of Orissa. Lying on the coastal strip in the Puri district, the destination is 60 kilometre from the city of Bhubaneswar. This coastal city lies on the golden triangle of Orissa, connecting with Konark and Bhubaneswar. The city of Puri is known for its historic immemorial, sanctorum, architectural magnificence, balanced climate and divine significance. Counted among the most sacred pilgrim centres for Hindus in India, the destination is a seat of Lord of Universe, Jagannath, as per testimony of Skanda Purana. Honoured with the famous Jagannath shrine, the spiritual city is also known as Jagannath Puri. Positioned along the coast of Bay of Bengal, the city is one of the frequented tourist destinations in India. All the cities of the triangular axis have well-known pilgrimage venues, exotic landscapes, beaches, historical sites that attract travellers throughout the year. Besides, the destination is a repository of art and architecture of India with testaments dating back to 3rd century B.C. This ancient town has ruins and testaments belonging to the period from 3rd century B.C. to 17th century A.D. The spiritual city attracts devotees along with tourists from around the world for witnessing attractions like Temple of Child Krishna at Indradyumna Tank, Atharnala Bridge and Sudarshan Crafts Museum. The city also has the famous Sun Temple of Konark. One of the major highlights of the city is Rath Yatra (Car or Chariot festival), which is hosted every year in the city. Puri Rath Yatra 2012 starts on 21st June at Jaganath Temple, Puri, Orissa. The festival marks the journey of Krishna known as Jaganath in this region, from Gokul to Mathura. Three huge chariots carrying the idols of Jaganath, his brother Balbadra, and his sister Subhadra are pulled along the streets from the Jaganath temple to the temple of Gundicha Mandir. On the ninth day, Rath Yatra is repeated in the opposite direction. Pilgrims and tourists throng to the destination to cherish the international event besides an annual Puri Beach Festival held in the month of November. The coastal city gained fame after Chodaganga Deva who built the temple of Purusottama Jagannath after winning a war. Over the years, association with Lord Rama, influenced renaming of city to Purusottama Kshetra, also known as Purusottama Puri, which exists as Puri at present. Among well-known attractions in and around, Puri features Chilka Lake, a large inland saltwater lake, Puri Beach, Gundicha Ghar and the Childlike Wildlife Sanctuary. Over the years, the coastal city has emerged as an industrial centre with major industries like rice milling, handicrafts and fish curing. The pleasant weather of the coastal city all round the year makes it an ideal destination for the travellers. With mild summers and cool winters, October to March is considered the best time to Page 2/14 visit Puri. Information State: Orissa Famous for/as: Heritage Featured review about Puri Wonderful Seaside and Religious Destination "Abode of the Lord of the Universe, clean golden beach, many old monuments and temples, beautiful sunrise and close to Konark and Bhubaneswar makes it a woberful sea side and religiuos destination. Do visit: - Lord Jagannath Temple - Have "Abhada" (prasadam) from the temple. Generally served around 5 p.m. - Loknath Temple - Gundicha Temple - Art and Crafts Village - Sakhi Gopal - Pipli - Sea Beach (please do not litter and beware of sporadic under currents) - Konark - Bhubaneswar. (Temple City) - Cuttack (Silver City - Purchase Terracota and Silver Filgiri Work) Best Time: - November to February - Sunrise and Sunset (avoid afternoons especially during summer months) Best Places To Eat: -Lord Jagannath Temple -Maharaja Restaurant -Annapoorna -Chung Wah Best Places to Stay: -Mayfair -Toshali Sands -The Chariot -Sea Hawk is also good. -BNR Hotel- Sarkari Style, basic but magnificent. Page 3/14 Things to do: Submit yourself to the divine deity and experience bliss. Surrender yourself to the lord. Admit all your mistakes. Share your worries and sorrows and BELIEVE. You will be a much relaxed and rejuvenated human being. Beware of the Panda's and unfortunately only Hindus are allowed inside the temple. Take a stroll on the beach either during sunrise or sunset.Please do not litter. Beware of sporadic under currents. Beach wear is a complete no no. Ladies do not wear bare back or low neck dresses. It is considered indecent here. Purchase "Chandua" from Pipili; "Patta Chitra" and Odisha art and artifacts. Trust me they need our support else they will perish very soon. Have "abhada" (prasadam) from the temple, Chena Poda; Rabbidi and Rossogolla. BEWARE: - Do not get into a tiff or argument with the Panda's. It may as well cost you your life or a broken nose. - Only Hindus allowed inside the temple. - Dung and spit on the roads. - No low neck and bare back dress code for women. - Purchase drinking water. - Roadside canine and bulls." - Subhendhu , , Sep 28, 2013 Puri: A must go place for all "Puri is situated at the coastal area of Orissa, Just 62 Km from its capital, Bhubaneswar. Puri is a district town and very popular tourist destination. In June-July millions of pilgrim visit Puri to observe famous вЂ�RathayatraвЂ™- Lord Jagannath travel by chariot. The Lord Jagannath Temple and golden sand beach of Bay of Bengal: These two made Puri a blend of pilgrimage and tourist destination. As a tourist destination it has a unique composure of all sorts of facilities. Thus it can be explored by any kind of people ranging from a lower middle class person to a millionaire. One can find all categories of Hotels, holiday home, вЂ�DharmashalaвЂ™ for staying; very cheap hotel to a good quality restaurant for food, low cost bus to air conditioned car to roam. In this way Puri became a reachable destination for all categories of people. Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Puri has a lot of hotels which can provide quality foods. Besides, a number of food stalls are run in seashore. Bengali, Chinese, South Indian cuisines are most popular. There are some important places around Puri. These are Lord Jagannath Temple, Konark Sun Temple, Nandankanan Zoo at Bhubaneswar, Chilka Lagoon at Satapada. Puri is famous for arts and crafts. Sambalpuri Silk sarees, Katki printed sarees are very famous souvenir of Puri. Various shell made articles are also found here at reasonable prices. Activities & things to do: Observing spectacular view of Sunrise and Sunset over Bay of Bengal is a must do activity in Puri. Boating at the Chilka lagoon to visit Rajhans Island and dolphins may be a good endeavour. Bathing at sea is very popular activity, but due to over crowd Page 4/14 sometimes it creates nuisance. Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: The best way to reach Puri is by rail. It is well connected by major cities of India by a lot of Express Trains. However, one can fly to Bhubaneswar and then take a cab to reach Puri." - Banerjee , , May 15, 2013 PURI- In my eyes "Puri is a well Known place for all Indians I believe. Here I am to share my personal views about this place. I found it out that people from west Bengal frequently visits here so you will find lots of Bengali shops around puri . Beware from the Pandas (monk)'. I think government can implant some more police to this place then it will be a great place to visit for religious and tourism purpose. Overall Its a good place which easily attracts people around the world . Food, sight-seeing and shopping: There are plenty of options form Bengali to Kerala dishes are available . if you stay in a small hotel then its better to go for outside food . It may help you to stay in your budget. There is nothing mush to purchase. You can buy handmade crafts, and some stuff for your interior. Dont miss Konark Temple once you come to puri as it is very nearby. I was just amazed by its beauty. Activities & things to do: You can go to the beach but make it sure you put on your clothes. Its not like any other beach because most of the people come here with their family and kids. Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Take a train from Bhubneswar . Its just one and half an hour journey . If you are coming form far then it is better to take a train from your city or any bigger city nearer to your place . Like If are from Assam then its better to take a train from Guwahati or else you can come down to Kolkata and can change the train." - Purna Rath, , Feb 16, 2012 Ever interesting destination "Puri - its really a ever interesting destination. Sea, sea beach, Temples of Jagannath, Ma Bimala, Mahalakshmi, Narsimdeb and many more. Inside the Jagannath temple there are many more temples and the beautiful scluptures in the body of temple. It\'s just amazing. Most interesting part that Jagannath\'s kitchen is the world\'s largest kitchen where everyday it cooks for 1 lakh devotees. 56 types of bhoga are prepared everyday in earthen pots in fire wood. Most of the foods are steamed and few are dry confectionaries prepared from sugar, gur, wheat flour, milk, cheese, ghee etc. These foods after offering Jagannath and Ma Bimala, it becomes 'Mahaprasad' goes to 'Ananda Bazar' - the temple food market (in north east corner of the temple). Its a open air huge hotel in the world where everyday thousands of devotees purchase and eat together irrespective of their caste and creed. In the social functions like marraige etc. most of the residents of Purin entertain their guest with these Mahaprasad. Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food - normal eastern India food available. Among sweets Chanapora and Khaja are unique. Don't miss hot thick milk on the way to Temple. Obviously, nothing better than Jagannath's bhoga. Advise all of you to have these maximum Page 5/14 food products. Fishes are very good quality, specially Prawn, Pomfret, Parseh etc. Common Sight-seeing - Konarak, Pipli, Chilka Lake, dolphin point, Sonar Gouranga,Gundicha Mandir, Chandan Sarovar, Hanumanji Temple ,Nandankan. other sight - seeing - Allharnath, Raghurajpur (please visit this villegers unique craftmanship), Birgovindapur Kali temple,(where all your wishes will come true), ISCON temple. Shopping - Pipli's applique work of different items. Items like - Wood carvings, Stone carvings, leaf painting, Beetal Nut painting (from Raghurajpur) are very special. Don't miss to buy Sambalpuri, Cuttki and Ikkat products. Activities & things to do: Take a relax walk before sunrise and see the sunrise thereafter. Sea bathing is must. Hours after hours passes for that and also very good exercise. But please take proper caution for that like local sea guide called 'Nulia' - they will help with bit of money ofcourse. During sea-bath session you can refresh yourself with coconut water , cucumber and local sweets ofcourse, which is available on the seasore itself. Afternoon/Evening time seasore become an open Art Gallary by Sand Artist. Evening - to see hoisting flags on top of the Temple is an wonderful experience. Famous Festivals - Dol Yatra, Chandan Yatra, Snan Yatra, Ratha Yatra, Makar Sankranti, Kartik Purnima etc. Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Best time - Winter. If you are adventures, then visit in Moonsoon. It is well connected by Train from all over India. Nearest Airport Bhubaneswar (around 55 km away). Beware of - Hotel pimps,hired car driver. Like other pilgrims not to flash moneys. Non-Hindus are not allowed inside the Temple. It's impossible to describe Puri in few word. In fact it needs a book to write about Puri. JAI JAGANNATH !" - Santa Mukherjee, Kolkata, Jun 10, 2011 Land of Sri Jagannath "Puri is an all-time favourite to me. Being a tourist for over a dozen time, I intend to do another dozen. Puri comes with a full package at the most affordable price. The golden sea beach of Puri and Chandrabhaga, The awesome Sun Temple at Konark, Sri Jagannath temple at Puri, Historical monuments at Udaigiri,Khandagiri,Dhaulgiri,Lingaraj temple, Mukteshwar - all under one trip. One might as well go to Chilika, the nearest point from Puri being Satapada. Even a drive to Chandrabhaga along the coast is a pleasure. For one thing, Puri does not have anything called 'off season'. Page 6/14 Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food is an important item at Puri. The variety of fish attracts Bengalis throughout the year. Nowadays, reasonably good Chinese and tandoori itmes are also available for non-fish persons. Sweet is another plus point. The famous 'madanmohan' is enough reason to drag you to the beach, not to forget the ever popular 'khaja'. Shopping also, forms an integral part of the agenda. The handicrafts at Peepili or Sambalpuri and Bomkai sarees are all time hits. Activities & things to do: Take a stroll around the beach, tan your skin (even if you do not want to), have lots of food (putting aside the word 'diet'). Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Puri is well connected by train from Howrah. All the major South bound trains hals at Bhubaneshwar, the nearest junction and airport ( around 70 kms). Being the state capital, Bhubaneshwar is also connected by train from New Delhi and Chennai. Flight frequencies, although, are not that much." - Sumit Roy, Kolkata, Apr 30, 2011 Read 466 Puri reviews on HolidayIQ.com Top attractions in Puri recommended by HolidayIQ.com travellers 1 Lord Jagannath Temple Type: Temple Entry: Free Ranked: 1 Of 40 Ratings: 6.28/7 (114 Reviews) Timings: Monday - Friday - 06:00 To 22:00 , Saturday - 06:00 To 22:00 , Sunday - 06:00 To 22:00 , Public Holidays - 06:00 To 22:00 "A must visit for any person looking for spiritual getaway. Beware of touts and visit the temple yourself. Leave all valuables in your hotel rooms/cars as it may be unsafe to take them inside. Camera are not allowed." - Nihar Jain, Kolkata, 4 days ago Puri Beach Type: Beach Entry: Free Ranked: 2 Of 40 Ratings: 6.25/7 (73 Reviews) "The model beach is very good. Beach near Swargadwar is however too much congested. For relaxing model beach is too good. Any one can take sun bath during day time, can take a dip into sea, can find biodiversity during evening hours etc." - Snehashish Basu, Kolkata, 6 days ago 2 3 Chilika Lake Page 7/14 Type: Lake Entry: Free Ranked: 3 Of 40 Ratings: 5.58/7 (29 Reviews) "This is the biggest salt water lake with semi-greenish water. This lake is directly connected with the sea. Even if your luck favours then you can see the dolphins at the mid lake. There are also a island in the lake. beauti of that island is..." - Sandhikshan Das, , 4 weeks ago Swargadwar Type: Beach Entry: Free Ranked: 4 Of 40 Ratings: 4.80/7 (14 Reviews) Timings: Monday - Friday - 06:00 To 22:00 , Saturday - 06:00 To 22:00 , Sunday - 06:00 To 22:00 , Public Holidays - 06:00 To 22:00 "Any one who visited Puri must have to go Swargadwar, as because every thing is accesseble in this area. If you want to take good quality of food, any kind of garment and gift item and so may thing are available in Swargadwar area. So this is the..." - Arghya Ray, Kolkata, May 15, 2014 4 5 Sakshi Gopal Temple Type: Temple Entry: Free Ranked: 5 Of 40 Ratings: 4.83/7 (8 Reviews) Timings: Monday - Friday - 06:00 To 21:00 , Saturday - 06:00 To 21:00 , Sunday - 06:00 To 21:00 , Public Holidays - 06:00 To 21:00 "This falls on way while coming back to Bhubneshwar and is not uncommon This temple has Religeous and Historical significance.I did not find anything special in the temple.." - Deoki nandan soni , Bhopal, 1 month ago Raghurajpur Artist Village Type: Village Entry: Free Ranked: 6 Of 40 Ratings: 5.83/7 (5 Reviews) "I have been at Puri several times before. But this time I planned beforehand to visit this unique village, where locals are engaged in art-works. I have found their traditional paintings on areca nut, coconut, tasar etc very attractive and..." - Arijit Pal, , 2 months ago 6 Konark Sun Temple Type: Historic Place Entry: Paid 7 Page 8/14 Entry: Paid Ranked: 7 Of 40 Ratings: 6.38/7 (5 Reviews) Timings: Monday - Friday - 10:00 To 17:00 , Saturday - 10:00 To 17:00 , Sunday - 10:00 To 17:00 , Public Holidays - 10:00 To 17:00 "Archeological Survey of India is doing renovation presently. Landscaping is very good and properly maintained.There are so many old trees which bear the symbol of historic presence of the temple." - Snehashish Basu, Kolkata, 6 days ago 8 Kanchi Ganesha Temple Type: Temple Entry: Free Ranked: 8 Of 40 Ratings: 5.38/7 (4 Reviews) "As I said before you can get mental strenghth. You can start your business with goodluck form Bappa. The temple is very nice.You can give puja of Ganapati Bappa here." - Rony Banerjee, , 3 months ago Daya River Type: River Entry: Free Ranked: 9 Of 40 Ratings: 5.21/7 (4 Reviews) "This looks now very common, but it has aHistorical importance. The water of this river had turned red with the soldiers'blood who were killed in the battle fought by Samrata Ashoka Ashoka later moved with this changed his Heart and gave up..." - Deoki nandan soni , Bhopal, 1 month ago 9 10 Gundicha Temple Type: Temple Entry: Free Ranked: 10 Of 40 Ratings: 6.08/7 (3 Reviews) Timings: Monday - Friday - 06:00 To 22:00 , Saturday - 06:00 To 22:00 , Sunday - 06:00 To 22:00 , Public Holidays - 06:00 To 22:00 "This is a place where Lord Jagannath along with Balbhadra and Subhadra live for some time and reach in Rath Yatra. Visit to this place during Rath Yatra has a special significance. Though it is very very crowdy those days" - Deoki nandan soni , Bhopal, 1 month ago Popular hotels in Puri recommended by HolidayIQ.com travellers 1 Puri Hotel Price: Ranked: Page 9/14 Rs. 400 - 800 1 Of 295 Ratings: Address: 5.2/7 (813 Reviews) Sea Beach Puri Phone: 06752-222114 Website: Www.purihotel.in Preferred by: Family, Group | Kolkata, Delhi Travellers "The Puri hotel is awesome. The arrangement for the people who return after bathing from the sea was really intelligent as no sand will go inside. The inner decoration was really beautiful. The customer service was pleasant. The view from the..." - Sanjoy Sadhukhan, Ranaghat, 2 days ago Read 813 hotel reviews on HolidayIQ.com 2 Victoria Club Hotel Price: Ranked: Ratings: Address: Rs. 700 - 2,900 2 Of 295 5.56/7 (461 Reviews) Sea Beach Puri Dist. Phone: 06752-222005 Website: Www.victoriaclubhotel.com Preferred by: Family, Couple | Kolkata, Bhubaneswar Travellers "Hotel was nice. Location was fantastic as hotel was situated at neat to the beach. Appearance of the hotel was nice. Staff behavior was friendly. Services were quick. Rooms were well furnished, neat and clean. All basic amenities were available..." - Dhuleswar Garnayak, Bhubaneswar, 2 weeks ago Read 461 hotel reviews on HolidayIQ.com 3 Holiday Resort Hotel Price: Ranked: Ratings: Address: Rs. 2,400 - 6,000 3 Of 295 5.59/7 (286 Reviews) Chakaratitha Road Puri Phone: 06752-222440 Website: Http://Www.puriholidayresort.com/ Preferred by: Couple | Kolkata Travellers "Holiday resort located in the town of Lord Jagannath i,e puri, Odisha is a good hotel where I stayed for 3 days. The room rent is average and not so high but bookings are very difficult to make because its always crowded so you have to book a..." - Ritvik Mohapatra, Bhubaneswar, 5 days ago Read 286 hotel reviews on HolidayIQ.com Page 10/14 4 Sonali Hotel Price: Ranked: Ratings: Address: Rs. 600 - 1,500 4 Of 295 4.97/7 (308 Reviews) Sea Beach,Swargadwar Puri Dist. Phone: 06752-223545 Website: Www.hotelsonali.com Preferred by: Family, Group | Kolkata, Agartala Travellers "Great experience, we really enjoyed a lot. We visited there in December 2012. Sea view was so beautiful, specially in early morning. Restaurant was very nice, food quality very good. They also serve in the room. We enjoyed both Veg &..." Amit Singh, Delhi, 3 days ago Read 308 hotel reviews on HolidayIQ.com 5 Holiday Home Price: Ranked: Ratings: Address: Rs. 500 - 1,300 5 Of 295 4.54/7 (260 Reviews) Chakratirth Road Puri Dist. Phone: 06752-223782 Preferred by: Family, Couple | Kolkata, Durgapur Travellers "The service was good, the staffs are well mannered, food was good, arrangement was nice. I did not stay in this hotel, but I went there to visit my friends. Honestly, I liked the appearance of the hotel . It has a spa, a modern swimming pool,..." - Rajashree Bhanja, Bhubaneswar, 6 days ago Read 260 hotel reviews on HolidayIQ.com 6 Naren Palace Hotel Price: Ranked: Ratings: Address: Rs. 1,400 - 2,500 6 Of 295 5.6/7 (195 Reviews) Chakratirtha Road Puri Phone: 06752-220047 Website: Www.hotelnarenpalace.com Preferred by: Couple | Durgapur Travellers "It is a good hotel and situated in a imp. place of puri.staying in this hotel is worth paying.Hotel is nearer to sea beach of puri town.All the rooms are sea facing. it is very enjoyable to see the beautiful scene of the sea.The hotel provides..." - P Page 11/14 Choudhury, Agartala, 2 days ago Read 195 hotel reviews on HolidayIQ.com 7 Pulin Puri Hotel Price: Ranked: Ratings: Address: Rs. 900 - 1,900 7 Of 295 4.98/7 (215 Reviews) New Marine Drive Road Swargadwar, Puri Dist. Phone: 06752-222360 Preferred by: Group, Family | Kolkata, Jamshedpur Travellers "I traveled there by bus. I did direct booking. Hotel was located in opposite to the beach. Look of the hotel from inside and outside was very good. There was no problem in check in and check out time. The behaviour of the staff was good in..." - Jogi Agarwal, Cuttack, 2 weeks ago Read 215 hotel reviews on HolidayIQ.com 8 New Sea Hawk Hotel Price: Ranked: Ratings: Address: Rs. 2,500 - 2,800 8 Of 295 5.29/7 (184 Reviews) Swargadwar Puri Dist. Phone: 06752-231500 Preferred by: Couple, Group | Kolkata, Hyderabad Travellers "When I traveled at Puri then I stayed in New Sea Hawk Hotel. Overall, my experience was excellent in this hotel. Hotel was absolutely value for money paid. Staff behavior was helpful and friendly. Food was better than average. You can see sea..." - Shankha Sen, Kolkata, 2 weeks ago Read 184 hotel reviews on HolidayIQ.com 9 Deepak Hotel Price: Rs. 850 - 1,400 Ranked: 9 Of 295 Ratings: 5/7 (152 Reviews) Address: Near Ramkrishna Math C.T. Road, Puri Phone: 9338177197 Website: Www.hoteldeepak.com "I booked my room through makemytrip. I faced no problem during check in and check out process. Reception was average. Location of the hotel was good. Page 12/14 Hotel was situated at near to the beach. Rooms were neat and clean. Beach view was available from..." - Rajeev prasad , Kolkata, 2 weeks ago Read 152 hotel reviews on HolidayIQ.com 10 Dreamland Hotel Price: Ranked: Ratings: Address: Rs. 1,200 - 4,000 10 Of 295 5.03/7 (141 Reviews) New Marine Drive Road Ballia Panda Puri Phone: 06752-230252 Website: Www.hoteldreamlandgroup.com Preferred by: Couple, Group | Kolkata, Bhubaneswar Travellers "There can be hardly any other better place to stay in Puri other than Hotel Dreamland. Excellent Location. Sea View Rooms are wonderful. Excellent Service. very nice and homely Food. Next time if i visit any other place i will search for..." - Deepam Chakrabort, Kolkata, 1 week ago Read 141 hotel reviews on HolidayIQ.com View all Puri hotels Popular Puri packages 1 Dham Special With Dakshin Darshan (Ex-Chandigarh) Rs: 16380 No of days: 15 Days & 14 Nights Destination: Aurangabad, Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Puri, Tirupati, Ujjain, Varanasi, Rameshwaram, Dwarka, Ayodhya Travel IRCTC Agent: Dham Special With Dakshin Darsdhan Via Jaipur Rs: 16380 No of days: 15 Days & 14 Nights Destination: Aurangabad, Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Puri, Tirupati, Ujjain, Varanasi, Rameshwaram, Dwarka, Ayodhya Travel IRCTC Agent: 2 Read more Travel options on HolidayIQ.com Kolkata To Puri (402Km) Delhi To Puri (1319Km) > > Page 13/14 > > > > > > Mumbai To Puri Bangalore To Puri Bhubaneswar To Puri Jamshedpur To Puri Hyderabad To Puri Ranchi To Puri (1369Km) (1161Km) (52Km) (335Km) (819Km) (399Km) Puri weather Best Season / Best Time to Visit Puri JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC About HolidayIQ.com HolidayIQ.com is a premier holiday information portal powered by India's first & biggest travel community; enabling travellers to first discover numerous vacation choices, then plan holiday trips in full detail Page 14/14