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Overview
Hindu pilgrims, Bengali holidaymakers and foreign travelers all make their way to Puri. For Hindus, Puri is one of the holiest pilgrimage places in India, with religious life revolving around the great Jagannath Mandir and its famous Rath Yatra (Chariot Festival). The town鈥檚 other attraction is its long sandy beach, which is much better for strolling than swimming.
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This mighty temple is home to Jagannath (Lord of the Universe), an incarnation of Vishnu. Built in its present form in 1198, the temple 鈥� closed to non鈥�
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Puri is no palm-fringed paradise 鈥� the beach is wide, shelves quickly with a nasty shore break and is shadeless. But Model Beach, part of a sustainable,鈥�
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The world's saddest library 鈥� featuring a few rows of dusty, locked bookcases 鈥� does a lucrative trade by offering great views of Jagannath Mandir for non鈥�
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This bathing place, where Vishnu is said to have resided as a neem tree, is particularly interesting in the mornings, when locals come here for their鈥�
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The largest of Puri's holy tanks, this is where locals bathe on a daily basis. It's also where a replica deity of Jagannath is brought on an annual basis鈥�
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