A
heaven on earth is the common description of Puri. Both the devout and the pleasure-seeker
bestow such praise on the place. The world's biggest Vishnu temple dividing
the skyline through a host of smaller temples overlooking Puri's wide, sprawling,
clean, sunny, buoyant, and vibrant beach, which too is one of world's finest
of its kind are its chief attractions. Puri is also famous for the greatest
of the temple festivals, the Rath Yatra or the Car Festival which falls in June/July.
According to tradition, Puri was originally a densely wooded hill inhabited
by Sabaras, a pre-Aryan and pre-Dravidian tribe. Chodaganga Dev, the illustrious
ruler of the Ganga dynasty, built the present Jagannath Temple in the twelfth
century A.D. Kapilendra Dev, Purusottam Dev and Prataprudra Dev, all rulers
of the Surya dynasty, left their distinctive marks on the history, art and culture
of Puri. Jagannath worship flourished even during the Moghul and Maratha periods.
The sunny beach at Puri is one of the finest in the world. Watching the sunrise
in a symphony of colours is a wonderful experience. It is one of the most popular
sea-side resorts where visitors from any part of the globe can comfortably relax.
Places to See : Jagannath Temple,
Gundicha Temple
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