Odisha · East
PuriPurī
Eastern Char Dham seat of Jagannath, famed for its Ratha Yatra
- Principal temple
- Shree Jagannath TempleJagannath (a form of Vishnu/Krishna), with Balabhadra and Subhadra
- Best time to visit
- October to February
- Nearest airport
- Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI), Bhubaneswar; Puri is ~60 km south of Bhubaneswar
- Nearest railway station
- Puri railway station (PURI)
- Tradition
- Vaiṣṇava
Overview
Puri is a coastal city on the Bay of Bengal in Odisha, anciently known as Purushottama Kshetra. It is home to the Jagannath Temple, the eastern seat of the Char Dham pilgrimage, where Jagannath is worshipped with Balabhadra and Subhadra. The city's Ratha Yatra, when the deities are drawn through the streets on giant chariots, draws more than a million people.
See sources [1–7]- Jagannath (a form of Vishnu/Krishna), with Balabhadra and Subhadra
