Top Stories About Jagannath Puri Trip

Since my childhood days, this is my intent, desire to visit Jagannath Puri once in my lifetime. When I was a small kid and see my near & dear one’s, my relatives, friends used to go there with full of joy. That’s the wonderful time for them, but not for me. As a child, I also want to go there and worship the holy Jagannath God, enjoy the largest sandy beaches and adventurous water sports. It is also known as Sri Jagannath Dhama after twelve-century Jagannath Temple situated in the city that’s why it is one of the true Char- Dham-Yatra for Hindus.

As I grew older opportunity comes on my way to visit this fascinating place. The Jagannath Temple at Puri is one of the important Hindu Temples built in the Kalinga style of architecture. The temple tower, with a spire, rises to a height of 58 meters, and a flag is unfurled above it, fixed over a wheel (chakra).

The Char-Dham of Hindus cannot be completed until visiting this spot:

The Pancha Tirtha of Puri - Hindus consider it important to bath in the Pancha Tirtha or the other five bathing spots of Puri, to complete a pilgrimage to Puri.

Gundicha Temple - The Gundicha Temple, known as the Garden House of Jagannatha, stands in the center garden, bounded by compounding walls on all sides.

Swargadwar - Swargadwar is the name of the cremation ground or the burning ghat located on the    shores of the sea, Here thousands of dead bodies of Hindus brought from faraway for cremation. It is belief that the Chaitanya Mahaprabhu disappeared from this Swargadwar about 500 years back.

Some more places in Puri to watch out for:

Beach: The Beach at Puri, known as the “Ballighai Beach”, at the mouth of Nunai river. It has golden yellow sand, sunrise and sunset are the major attractions here.

District Museums: The Puri District Museums are located on the station road where the exhibits in are display are the different types of garments worn by lord Jagannath, local sculptures, patachitra(traditional, cloth based scroll painting), ancient palm-leaf-menuscripts, and local craft work.

Raghunandana Library: Raghunandana Library is located opposite to the main entrance gate. The library houses ancient palm leaf menu scripts on Jagannatha, His cult and the history of the city.

Main Festival of Puri

Puri witnesses 24 festivals every year, But most important of these is the Rath Yatra. Held in the June-July, which is attended by more than one million people.

Rath Yatra at Puri: The Jagannath Temple triad is normally worshipped in the sanctum of the temple at Puri, but during the month of Asadha(rainy season of Orissa, usually in June or July), they are brought on Bara Danda (main street of Puri) and taken over a distance of 3 kilometers to the Gundicha Temple in huge Chariots (Rath), allowing the Public to have Dashana (holy view). This festival is known as the Rath Yatra, meaning the journey (Yatra) of the chariots. The Yatra starts every year, according to the Hindu Calender on the Asadha Sukla Dwitiya day, the second day of the bright fortnight of Asadha.

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