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Purusottama Kshetra

Puri
ପୁରୀ
City/Tourist Attractions
Montage of Puri City
Montage of Puri City
Nickname(s): ପବିତ୍ର ଧାର୍ମିକ ସହର
Spiritual City
Puri is located in Odisha
Puri
Puri
Puri is located in India
Puri
Puri
Coordinates: 19°48′38″N 85°49′53″E / 19.81056°N 85.83139°E / 19.81056; 85.83139Coordinates: 19°48′38″N 85°49′53″E / 19.81056°N 85.83139°E / 19.81056; 85.83139
Country  India
State Odisha
District Puri
Government
 • Body Puri Municipality
Area
 • Total 16.3268 km2 (6.3038 sq mi)
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 201,026
 • Density 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Language
 • Official Odia
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 75200x
Telephone code 06752
Vehicle registration OD-13
Website odisha.gov.in

Puri (About this sound listen ) (Odia: ) is a city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the 12th-century Jagannath Temple located in the city. It is one of the original Char Dham pilgrimage sites for Hindus.

Puri is known by several names since the ancient times, and was locally known as "Shrikhetra" and Lord Jagannath temple is known as "Badadeula". Puri and the Jagannath Temple were invaded 18 times by Hindu and Muslim rulers, from the 4th century AD till the early 19th century with the objective of looting the treasures of the temple. Odisha, including Puri and its temple, were under the British Raj from 1803 till India attained independence in August 1947. Even though princely states do not exist in India today the heirs of the Gajapati Dynasty of Khurda still perform the ritual duties of the temple. The temple town has many Hindu religious maths or monasteries.


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