Puri is a coastal city in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of the Puri district situated in the Bay of Bengal. It also has historical significance as it was invaded 18 times by the Muslim rulers. This place was also chosen as one of the heritage cities of Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY). Puri tourist places attract a lot of visitors round the year.
Puri tourist places:
Major Puri tourist places are as below:
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Puri Jagannath temple
It is one of the major temples built in the Kalinga style of architecture. It is located at a distance of 2.1 km from Puri.
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Panch Tirtha at Puri
It is 1.7 km from Puri via Basanta road.
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Gundicha Temple
It is 1.2 km from Puri Basanta road.
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Swargadwar
It is 3.3 km from Puri via sea beach road and Puri main road.
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Beach
Golden beach is 2.2 kms from Puri.
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District Museum
Sudarshan Craft Museum is 1.5 km via Puri main road.
Puri temple timings:
Jagannath Puri temple is open for worship from 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
Puri Accommodation:
Puri is endowed with numerous accommodation options. Accommodation here consists of Dharamshalas, non-ac and ac Guesthouses, and hotels. The following is the list of options for accommodation.
Dharamshalas:
- Shree Swaminarayan Mukhya Mandir
- Doodwawala Dharamshala
- Assam Jatri Niwas
- Bagaria Dharamshala
- Ramchandra Goenka Dharamshala
- Shree Purushottam Vatika Dharamshala
Ac Guest Houses:
- Greenland Guesthouse
- Hotel Jbs guest house
- Mangnam International guest house
- Hotel sai sands piper
- Hotel Payal resort
- Provanil Guesthouse
- Hotel Krish
- Hotel Shri Hari
- Hotel Yatri Niwas
- Bharat Sevashram Sangha
- Hotel Triveni Darshan
- Shri Mannarayan Dharamshala
Hotels:
- Hotel Puri beach resort
- Hotel Rupashree Bangala
- Hotel Rumani
- Hotel Puri Inn
