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Konarak Sun Temple- The Do's & Don'ts
goutammitra Says: Request all tourists to read carefully do's and don'ts while entering the World Heritage Site, please respect the regulations fixed by ASI and Govt. of India. Now you shall find security guards everywhere inside the temple and in the campus garden. Please remmber, now...
Treat Yourself with Expert Herbal Massage!
goutammitra Says: You must have seen or experienced Herbal massage sometime or the other but this massage has a history of tradition of may be several hundred years. The masseur ( The Bariks of Baripada) in the picture is from Baripada district of Orissa. There is community of masseurs ( The...
goutammitra Says: YOU CAN TAKE ABOUT 1000 PICTURES OF THE VARIOUS MOOD OF THE TEMPLE AND YET YOU FIND THAT YOU HAVE MISSED SOME OF THE POSES. IT IS BETTER TO BE EXPLORED BY ONE' S OWN EXPERIENCE. I TOOK ABOUT 300 PICTURES TILL MY MEMORY CHIP WAS FULL.
Rathyatra or Chariot festival of Puri!
goutammitra Says: This spectacular chariot festival celebrated for 8 days is held at the famous Jagannath Temple at Puri (Orissa). Thousands of devotees flock to Puri during the occasion, as they believe that a glimpse of Lord Jagannath in his chariot gives salvation. Images of Lord Jagannath...
goutammitra Says: Oh! I missed the early morning Sunrise. These picturs are taken at 5.30 AM the time when I get up. As I have the habit of getting up with Kolkata in mind, I missed the first 20mts of Sunrise. It's up at 5.00AM and clearly visible from your hotel room. The picture are taken...
3 Reviews and 100 Opinions The hotel has 12 AC cottages in the back lawn facing the sea. It is surely a better stay than...
2 Reviews and 20 Opinions The beach city Puri has now hundreds of budget hotels and splurge hotels. Among budget hotel Puri...
pahala(a small village near bhubaneswar)...: U thought u loved rasagolla/rasgulla,think again..
mformilano Says: Rasagolla/rasgulla was invenetd in puri, and the best rasagaollas on planet earth are sold at a small village ,pahala near the state capital. These are very different from the white spongy stuff ...these are the real deal!!!....pure heaven!!!.....these samll heavenly sweets...
Sri Jagannath Mandir: Dont miss "ABHADA" (Sri Jagannath's prasad) inside
mformilano Says: The food cooked inside the temple and offered to Lord Jagganath has a history of more than 1000 years!!!.The process itself is very interesting . But any visitor to puri should try the abhada atleast once. The wide array of lentils,vegetables and rice that one can get in a...
goutammitra Says: The OTDC bus is very efficient and good like VOLVO buses, this bus is made by the TATAs of India ( The current owner of Jaguar and Land Rover, a very big house), very comfortable, airconditioned and with a guide. We hired the bus for a full day. Otherwise you can buy daily...
goutammitra Says: PURI IS EASYLY APPROACHABLE BY AIR, ROAD AND RAIL FROM ALL PARTS OF INDIA. THERE ARE FOUR DIRECT TRAINS FROM CALCUTTA DURING THE DAY. PURI IS ALSO CONNECTED BY AIR VIA BHUBANESHWAR. BHUBANESHWAR IS CONNECTED TO CALCUTTA, NEW DELHI, BOMBAY, HYDERABAD BY AIR. THERE IS AN...
Shops all around the village...: Applique work at pipili
mformilano Says: Pipili is a small village between puri and bhubaneswar , where You can get some real nice wall hangings,lamp shades,bags,etc.There are shops on either side of the road where you can get to shop all the local handicrafts.This tiny place is a very colourful and so are the...
Shops all around the village...: Applique work at pipili
mformilano Says: Pipili is a small village between puri and bhubaneswar , where You can get some real nice wall hangings,lamp shades,bags,etc.There are shops on either side of the road where you can get to shop all the local handicrafts.This tiny place is a very colourful and so are the...
Willettsworld Says: You don't have to worry about getting up early to see the buying and selling of the days catch here. The fishermen seem to work around the clock and the women seem to be the ones who sell it after carrying baskets of fish along on their heads. The buyers then come along and...
Willettsworld Says: I stayed at the eastern end of Puri beach not far from the fishing village that is located right on the beach. Here you can watch fisherman come and go in their boats to go fishing and bringing back the daily catch. Friends of mine who I met in Puri, went out on a fishing...
Willettsworld Says: Puri gets very busy over the Christmas and New Year periods. I arrived the week before Christmas and struggled to find somewhere to stay. Puri is very popular with Kolkatans who you can spot a mile off as they walk around on the beach with giant belly's hanging out and...
bijaykumar Says: before visiting the temple ensure through the pandas inside temple or nijog ensure your identity in their red books which holds your lineage information collected and verified through generations of the temple tradition,the pandas are divided into ilakas or areas through out...
Beware of the puri pandas(priests at the jagannath
mformilano Says: As soon as you are in the close vicinity of the jagannath temple...all kinds of people will start approaching you ,offering help inside the temple or offering to help with pujas inside the temple.Avoid these people as much as possible.
Jagananath Temple after Renovation by ASI
goutammitra Says: The temple was in bad state the stones were falling from top, ASI undertook renovation work in a few years back and they have now sealed loose stones in their place. In this process they also cleaned the walls of mud lime mix coating from the walls of the temple. The walls...
Chariot of Lord Jagannath!! Once in a year!
goutammitra Says: According to the Bhagavad Purana, it is believed that it was on this day that Krishna and Balarama went to Mathura to participate in a wrestling competition, at Kansa's invitation. Some Hindus believe that Jagannatha is an incarnation of Vishnu. Since Vishnu has four arms,...
Willettsworld Says: As the Jagannath Temple is only open to Hindu's, some wise guys have come up with a lucrative idea to offer non-Hindu's the chance to get a good view of the complex from an open veranda up some stairs in the Raghumandan Library that is located opposite the main entrance on...
Willettsworld Says: Yep, it's a French camper van! Couldn't quite believe my eyes when I saw it when I visited the beach for the first time. I actually saw a Spanish one in Varkala, way down south in Kerala, further into my journey, which is an awfully long way to come and crazy but good on...
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B.N.R.Heritage hotel as the name suggest is a Heritage hotel. It was built in the 30's by the then Bengal Nagpur Railway ( Now South Eastern Railways) to...
4 members live in Puri
Q: How can we, a 21 membered team, 5 of which are senior citizens, reach puri by road either from Bhubaneswar or from Khurda Road ?...
A: Have a look at the extensive advice that our member Goutammitra has on his Puri page: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/6f618/109d5f/ I am sure that you could...
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I just completed a two night trip to Puri. Though, I went there on official visit, I had enough time and opportunities to explore Puri and Konarak again and also had sea bath. I utilized the early...
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Puri - Home of the Jagannath Temple
Puri is located on the coast of Orissa in eastern India about 60km south of the state capital Bhubaneswar. I came here for a few days during the week before Christmas and found many hotels to be fully...
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Born and brought up in a place not far from puri , puri was the perfect afternoon getaway that we used to have as a kid. Start from bhubaneswar at around 3 in the afternoon , visit the jagannath...
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One of the four celebrated religious centers of India, Puri, the abode of Lord Jagannath needs no introduction. According to tradition Puri was once a thickly wooded hill inhabited by the Sabaras. The...
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