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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Shri Gaur bihar ashram (Mata Matha) – 12/50 Best places to visit in Puri (2022) | Visit in and Around Puri

Shri Gaur bihar ashram or Gupta Vrindavan Puri Odisha is also known as Mata matha. This matha is well decorated, maintained, calm and quiet also very peaceful.

Main temple of this matha is about 150 years old. This is about 4km from Swargadwar in Puri and famous for different deities statues placed here. If you are a lover of photography then this is the right place where you get wonderful sculptures of tales from our “Puran”.

Shree Gaur bihar ashram (Gupta Vrindavan) Puri is covered with natural beauty and having many statues of deties like Shree Jagannath, Laxmi, Radha-Krishna, Hanuman, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Shiva and many more.

About Shree Gaur bihar ashram

This ashram is named after Gouranga saint. According to Chaitanya Charitamrut book Sri Chaitanya Dev was staying in this place located alongside the Trithraj Mahodadhi and engrossed in meditation. He founded “Goudiya Vaishnav tradition”. His disciple Rama Dasi was also performing meditation and bhajan in the ashram. The present mahant Subal Charan Das had renovated it and performing mutt rituals.

Facts of Gaur Bihar Ashram / Gupta Vrindavan Puri

How to Reach – Local Taxi
Distance From Jagannath Temple – 6KM
Distance From Swargadwar Beach – 4KM
Entry Fee – Rs 5/- Per Person
Photography – Allow
Famous For – Natural beauty with statues of deities
Opening Timings – 7AM – 1PM and 3PM to 5PM

Fani cyclone made landfall over Puri on 3rd May 2019. This matha is badly affected and renovation work is in progress.

Other best places you might like:
1- Jagannath Temple
2- Golden Beach Puri
3- Konark Sun Temple
4- Ramachandi Temple
5- Chandrabhaga Sea Beach
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