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  2. Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    The sanctuary has an area of 87 km 2, and is located along the Bay of Bengal coast, between the towns of Puri and Konark. [2] The sanctuary includes sandy beaches, coastal dunes, groves of introduced Casuarina trees planted in 1916–17, and cashew plantations. [3] Little of the native flora remains. The sanctuary was designated in 1984. [4]

  3. Puri - Wikipedia

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    In the Rigveda, in particular, it is mentioned as a place called Purushamandama-grama meaning the place where the Creator deity of the world – Supreme Divinity deified on an altar or mandapa was venerated near the coast and prayers offered with Vedic hymns. Over time the name got changed to Purushottama Puri and further shortened to Puri, and ...

  4. Char Dham - Wikipedia

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    At the fourth dhāma, Puri, Vishnu is worshipped as Jagannath, his avatar for the current epoch, Kali Yuga. The monk Adi Shankara organised four maṭhas to correspond to the four sites of the Char Dham: the headquarters at Dwarka in the West, Puri in the East, Sringeri Sharada Peetham in the South and Badarikashrama in the North. [10]

  5. Category:Tourist attractions in Puri district - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Puri district" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  6. Hindu pilgrimage sites - Wikipedia

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    Old Temple cities: Puri, which hosts a major Vaishnava Jagannath temple and Rath Yatra celebration; Katra, home to the Vaishno Devi temple; Tirumala – Tirupati, home to the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple; Shirdi, home to the Sai Baba of Shirdi temple; Madurai Meenakshi and Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Sri Rangam; Dwarkadhish Temple – Dwarka ...

  7. Chandrabhaga Beach - Wikipedia

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    Chandrabhaga Beach is situated three km east of the Sun temple of Konark, in the Puri district in the state of Odisha, India. [1] It is 30 km from the city of Puri . Formerly Chandrabhaga was considered a place of natural cure for lepers.

  8. Pancha Tirtha of Puri - Wikipedia

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    The Sea at Swargadwar of Puri Samudra arati or worship of the sea at Swargadwar by disciples of the Govardhana matha. According to another version the 5 tirthas of Puri are the 5 important places all Pilgrims coming to Puri must visit: [7] Balarama; The Akshay Vata; Markandeya tank; Indradyumna tank; The Sea

  9. Konark Sun Temple - Wikipedia

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    Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Hindu Sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India. [1] [2] The temple is attributed to king Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty about 1250 CE. [3] [4]

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