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Puri
Coordinates: 19°30′N 85°35′E / 19.5, 85.58
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 0 m (0 ft)
District(s)	Puri
Population • Density	? (2001) • ?/km² (Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "?"/sq mi)
Mayor	Gourahari Pradhan
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 75200x • +06752 • 0R-13

Coordinates: 19°30′N 85°35′E / 19.5, 85.58 Puri pronunciation (help·info) is a city in the east Indian state of Orissa. The city is famous for its Jagannath temple. The temple was built in the late eleventh century. Puri is one of the oldest cities in the eastern part of the country. It is situated on the coast of Bay of Bengal and is a popular beach resort, positioned in a unique place that both sun set and sun rise can be viewed from the beach.

Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 Geography 4 Demographics 5 Tourism 6 References 7 External links

The word "puri" in Sanskrit Language stands for 'Town or City' but, in this case, it is derived from Jagannath Puri. Another belief is that the name Puri is derived from Purushottama (one of 108 Shatktipeethas,Puroshottama). It is the only shrine in India, where Goddess ( Also referred as Durga, Sati,Parvati) abode here with Lord Krishna who is Jagannatha.

Puri is the site of the Govardhana matha, one of the four cardinal institutions established by Sri Adi Shankaracharya, the others being those at Sringeri, Dwaraka and Jyotirmath.

Puri is also famous for its annual Ratha Yatra, or "Festival of Chariots", when the deities Jagannath, Baladeva, and Subhadra, are brought out of the temple, and placed in a chariot procession. This festival occurs on various dates of the Gregorian calendar, typically in the month of July.

The town if famous for its many Mathas (monasteries of the various Hindu sects). It also houses the relics of many Hindu saints as traditionally it is seen as a holy place to die in or to get cremated in. As a result, it has had a disproportionate number of widows. Like other old Hindu religious towns it has a lot of character that is difficult to be glimpsed by a casual visitor.

Location: India > Eastern India > Orissa > Puri.

Puri is Holy city in the state of Orissa. Puri is well connected by National Highway No.203 who has started from Rasulgarh of "BHUBANEHSWAR". ( State Capital ) and Mail/Express Trains By Indian Railways & AIR PORT Near about 57 km. at Bhubanehswar.

"SWARGADWAR" Means Directly Gateway to HEVEN. ( Here is a Hindu's Burning Ghat) SWARG Mean HEVEN & DWAR Mean GATE

Why PURI is it important ?

• The beautiful sea beach .

• The world famous Jagannath Temple(BADA DEULA).

• The gate way to Heaven(as per Hindu mythology - SWARGA DUAAR).

• One of the four cardinal institutions established by Sri Adi Shankaracharya - PURI DHAM

• Ratha Yatra.

• Gateway to famous Sun temple (from Puri 36 km.) at KONARK from konark Towards North "KURUMA" is Famous for Buddhist place.

• Bada Thakura/Bada Danda/Bada Deula/Bada Raja/MahaPrasad/MahaDeepa is Puri's Famous Name

Puri is located at 19.8° N 85.85° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 feet).

As of 2001 India census^[2], Puri had a population of 157,610. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Puri has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 70%. In Puri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Puri has very wide sand beach.The sea waves are very big here.It attracts many domestic and international tourists because of its long beach and Jagannath Temple. your pilgrimage starts from here.

[1] For more information on Puri Orissa

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Puri
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

• Puri travel guide from Wikitravel
• Explore Puri
• Lord Jagannath, Lor dof the Universe
• Jagannath Temple Puri
• Famous Golden Beach of Puri
• The Gateway to Heaven, Swargadwar
• Sun Temple of Konark
• Famous Car Festival of Puri

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