puri,orissa,india

by gozef | July 4, 2008 at 11:37 pm | 169 views | add comment | 0 recommendations
puri,orissa,india by gozef

Puri is a city in the east Indian state of Orissa. The city is famous for its Jagannath temple. The temple was built in the late eleventh century. Puri is one of the oldest cities in the eastern part of the country. It is situated on the coast of Bay of Bengal.
Puri is famous for its annual Ratha Yatra, or "Festival of Chariots", when the deities Jagannath, Baladeva, and Subhadra, are brought out of the temple, and placed in a chariot procession.

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