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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Raghurajpur artist village – 19/50 Best places to visit in Puri (2022) | Visit in and Around Puri

Raghurajpur artist village Puri is best known for the hub of Pattachitra paintings and declared as heritage village. The place has an immense talent. Almost all people from this villages are born artists and masters in Pattachitra paintings. Also they train and pass this skills to next generation.

This place is located on the way to Puri from Bhubaneswar. For visit this village we have to go to Chandanpur market form Puri-Bhubaneswar NH and from Chandanpur it is located at a distance of 2KM. This small village is bit interior, but definitely worth a visit for the art lovers.

How to Reach Raghurajpur Artist village

How to Reach – Bus/Train/Cab
Distance From Puri – 10KM
Distance From Bhubaneswar – 55KM
Nearest Bus Stop – Chandanpur
Nearest Railway Station – Jankadeipur (Chandanpur)
Nearest Airport– Bhubaneswar

One can consider Raghurajpur artist village Puri as a living museum village as most of the people of all family this village are engaged with Pattachitra paintings. This Village is worth a visit for the engraving on palm leaves and paintings. Some artists over there have won many national-level awards for their art.

All the painting here are done with free hand using natural products like canvas, palm leaves, coconut shells and glass bottles. Themes of Paintings are based on hindu deities like Krishna, Balbhadra, Subhadra, Laxmi and their stories like Krishna Raslila, Dasavatara, Ramayana, Mahabharata etc.

Raghurajpur Artist Village Puri

Famous for – Patta Chitra Paintings
Paintings – Canvas , Palmleaf, Coconut Shells, Glass Bottles and Tasser Painting
Themes of paintings – Hindu deities and their stories
Known as – Heritage village
How much time required for visit – Min 2hrs

Apart from Patta chitra paintings, the village is also famous for crafts like Tasser paintings, palm leaf engraving, stone and wood carving, wooden, cow dung and paper make toys, and masks.

This village also the birth place of Odissi exponents and Guru, Kelucharan Mohapatra.

In 2000 Raghurajpur artist village Puri chosen to be developed as heritage village and developed as craft village. This village also has the distinction of the only place where the traditional decoration called Patas, used under the throne of Lord Jagannath and on the three chariots during the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri.

Many shoes are there selling Pattachitra paintings and other works. One can buy directly from the artists as house holds are selling the same in their house. Lot of designs collection are easily available and can buy the best from them as the entire village is an art gallery. The Pattachitra paintings found here are of aesthetically high grade and of good quality.

It is the best choice for the visitors of Puri for their gift shopping here. Buying gifts much cheaper than what you get in other towns for the same collection.

We visited to the shop of Sisir Kanta Satapathy, Master Crafts Man (M:+91 9937921965 / 7008613496) and Specialist in Patta Chitra, Tasser Painting, Palmleaf Engraving, Coconut Painting etc.