Puri Beach is located approximately 65 km from Bhubaneshwar, the Capital City of the State of Orissa, India and its Main Attractions are its Beach, Beach Festival, etc.
Puri
Beach
It
is situated opposite Marine Parade and it is one of the fabulous beaches of
Orissa. It is a clean, calm, warm and a non-crowded beach and hence you can have
the whole stretch of it for yourself.
Its soft sands would only tempt you to attempt to walk around it and once
and when you do so you would be elated to find waters of Bay of Bengal kissing your
feet. It is a happening beach and
therefore the happenings that happen right in front of you would amaze you. Some of them are the purification dips
undertaken by devotees in its waters, the carving out of wonderful sand sculptures, by expert
sculptors, etc.
It
is also venue for the Wonderful and Colourful Puri Beach Festival.
Beach
of Purification Dips
Hindus
believe that if they take dips in the holy waters of Puri Beach they get
released from their unholy baggage of sins and hence you could find a large
number of devotees taking dips in the beach.
Sand
Sculptures
Another
splendid visual that you would witness would be the beautiful Sand Sculptures
created by Sculptors. Their creations would revolve around the heroisms of the heroes, heroines, etc, of the present
day. Also you would find creations of
Gods, Goddesses, etc, of mythologies,
Gods, etc, portrayed on the walls of
temples, etc.
Sun-set
watching
Local
fishermen offer their services to take you in their catamarans to enable you to
watch the magnificent sun-sets.
Puri
Beach Festival
It
is modeled on the Goa Festival, another Famous and Popular Festival of
India.
It
is held over a period of Five Days in November and its Venue is Puri Beach. During these days the Beach is re-created
into a colourful platform to highlight
and exhibit Crafts, Cuisines, Cultures, etc, of Orissa.
It
showcases Cultural Events, Rock Concerts, Fashion Shows, Classical Dances, Folk Dances, etc, of Orissa, of other parts of India, etc. They are of high standards and as such it
attracts tourists from all over the world and therefore it could be called an
International Festival.
Organised
by Hotel and Restaurant Association of Orissa in collaboration with the Ministry
of Tourism, Government of India, Department of Tourism, Government of Orissa, etc, it
attracts a large number of patrons from every nook and corner of the
globe.
Shopping
You
can shop for handicrafts, brass materials, wood carvings, stone carvings,
handloom sarees, shell items, bangles, etc, at
Marine Drive Road, Near Jagannatha Temple, etc..
The
Best Time to Visit
November
How
to reach
By
Air
The
Nearest Airport, Bhubaneshwar, 65 km
By
Rail
The
Nearest Railway Station, Puri
By
Road
It
has an excellent network of roads.
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