Bata Mahaveer Temple

Orissa tourist places – About Puri

Puri is a city in state of Odisha in India known as the Jagannath Dham as Jagannath temple is located in this city, one of the Dham from four Dhams for Hindus.

Puri considered as one of the best tourist place among all Orissa tourist places.

Puri a tourist spot due to Jagannath temple and Golden beach of Bay of Bengal along with 50 other best tourist places in Puri.

Out of 50 best tourist places in Puri most of the visiting places in Puri are temples.

In Puri nos of Mathas are situated and they are associated with different seva for Lord Jagannath.

Other prominent attractions are its festivals and Puri is also famous in world wide for its Rathyatra (car festival) where about 10 lakh people gathers every year and made Puri a tourist spot among Orissa tourist places.

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How to reach Puri:

Distance between Bhubaneswar to Puri is 60KM which is the state capital of Odisha.

Air Way: No direct air way connected to Puri but Biju Patnaik International Airport is is located at Bhubaneswar. Tourists who reach at airport may choose below options.
Train: Multiple trains are running from Bhubaneswar to Puri. This journey take approx 1.30hrs in express and 2hrs in passenger train.
Taxi: Ola, Uber along with private taxi facility are available from Bhubaneswar to Puri. This may take approx 1.30hrs.
Bus: Distance between Bhubaneswar to Puri is 60KM, Mo Bus (Govt- AC/Noc-AC) and Private (AC/Non-AC) are are running from Bhubaneswar to Puri with affordable price. This journey take approx 1.30hrs.

Best time to visit Puri:

Puri can be visited throughout the year. General October – March is the best time to visit Puri.

Climate of Puri:

Tropical climate.

Average Max Temperature in Summer – 36°C.
Average Max Temperature in Winter – 26°C.
Average rainfall in Winter – 220m

How many days are enough for Puri:

A minimum of 1 day for Puri only and 3 days is maximum for in an around of Puri for the stay. Book through travel agency or by centering your Hotel, you can travel the places around easily.

Can we visit Puri now:

Yes, you can visit Puri throughout the year. However those who are attracted by Rathyatra and the Jagannath Temple for them June and July is the best time to visit Puri.

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Bata Mahaveer Temple – 25/50 Best places to visit in Puri (2022) | Visit in and Around Puri

Bata Mahaveer Temple of Sakhigopal is a newly flourished temple which emerged just two decades back. As to location, this temple lies towards the westward of National Highway quite adjacent to this main road near Satyabadi Block Chhak just the end portion of Sakhigopal Fly over bridge.

Bata Mahaveer is fully visible to all the passers by either by bus, taxi or bike. The idol of Bata Mahaveer is made of stone which is about 8ft to 9ft high with a standing posture, quite an East facing shrine.

There is a medium tank with bathing ghat back side of the temple. Devotes comes to this temple offer puja and pray this Mahaveer. Since this place is solitary, calm and quite local people preferred to have picnic hare.

Fair and Festival

According to mythology the only Mahaveer, the great devotee of Marjyada Purusho Sri Rama Chandra Dev is an ever living God on earth who commits no death.

Hence people are quite enthusiastic to worship him with the forty lined hymn when they face any worldly crisis.

That is why every customary has been introduced here through out the year. The great fair of the lord is Pana Sankranti in the month of April each year starting from “Jagnya” up to cultural night are being celebrated here.

Thousands of devotees and donors come to behold this program. However this is a beautiful place within the previews of sight seeing in Puri.

This place is considered as second Siruli Mahaveer since a burning flame contained his bid had brought from here when established.