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Famous Temples of Puri

Famous Temples of Puri

Temples of Puri

While on a Pilgrmiage to Puri , apart from the famous Lord Jagannath Temple, a devotee can visit other Temples in and around Puri. In Puri Town, one can go and visit the Gundicha Temple, where Lord Jagannath and his 2 Siblings go every year during the famous Rath Yatra and spend a few days. You may also visit the famous Shiva Temple of Lord Lokanath and apart from these, there are numerous old temples within Puri City perimeters.

The famous Sun Temple of Konark is located at about 45 kms from Puri and one can visit the temple ruins and on the way from Puri to Konark, they sure can visit other famous temples like the Ramachandi Temple, Pancha Mukhi Hanuman Temple etc . If you travel towards the city of Bhubaneswar from Puri, you can visit the Sakhigopala Temple and at Bhubaneswar one can visit the famous temples like the Lingaraja Temple, Ananta Vasudeva Temple etc.

The Golden Traingle of Puri , Konark and Bhubaneswar are dotted with hundreds of ancient temples dating back to the 12th Century AD and apart from visiting the temples for religious reasons, one can surely enjoy the stone carvings of these Temples