Puri Is Tourism Center Of Orissa

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In the eastern coast of India, the state Orissa shines with its natural resources, art and culture. The state is now known as Odisha. Situated along the coast of Bay of Bengal, Orissa attracts a people from all over the country and outside. The temple filled state was very rich in wealth, before it was attacked by many outsiders in the past. All the temples in Orissa display the sculpture and art of people of the state. There are many places of tourist attraction. Some of them are Puri, Konark sun temple,Hirakud dam and many places in Bhubaneswar.

Reaching Orissa is as easier as any other places in India. The international airport in Bhubaneswar connects Orissa to other places in air route while the train route is spread and connected to all important places of India. Frequent train services provide easier means of travel to the state. Tourism in Orissa is a given due importance by the state government. The state tourism always helps the tourist in all possible ways. There are tourism centers at important places to guide the tourists and make their visit comfortable. So visit to Orissa is always a very good, holy experience ...
... and comfortable one. Hence lakhs of tourist visit Orissa all through the year.

Puri the holy small city of Orissa is the heart of tourist attraction.Puri is just 60 km from Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa. It is well connected to Bhubaneswar by road and rail. Puri is famous for the ancient temple of Lord Jaggannath. Puri is a holy city for Hindus. It is one of the four holy pilgrimages of India. The car festival of Puri is world famous, which is celebrated in June or July every year. In car festival Lord Jaggannath along with his brother and sister come out of temple to their well decorated cars. They bless people by giving them public appearance. The Golden beach near Jaggannath temple enhances Puri tourism. The beach is very safe for bathing and swimming in the sea. The views of sunrise and sunset are spectacular. The beach hotel and resorts give pleasing view of the Bay of Bengal.

The Konark sun temple is another major attraction in Orissa. It is the world famous outstanding sun temple- a UNESCO world heritagesite. This temple is dedicates to the sun and is an architectural wonder. The art works on the stone make it unique in the world. It is just 35km away from Puri and has frequent bus and taxi services.

Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa is also known as Temple city of Orissa. Temples are notable for their awesome architectural brilliance. These temples never fail to lure the visitors. In the city many tourist places are there. Lingraj temple; a Hindu temple, Dhauligiri; a Buddhist temple are important temples to visit. The Khandagiri, Udayagiri twin hills have the cave temples of Jain religion.Nadankanan a wild life sanctuary with lots of animals, is a must visit place.
So visiting Orissa is surely going to add a lot of experience and entertainment to you life.

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