Things you Should do while away at Puri: The Golden Triangle of Odisha in 3-Days
Itinerary at a Glance
- Day 1: Reach Puri by 9 am in the morning. Stroll by the sea. Visit Swargadwar in the evening.
- Day 2: Sunrise at the beach. Visit Jagannath Temple later in the day. Swargadwar in the evening again.
- Day 3: Check out from the hotel. Visit Konark Sun Temple, Dhauligiri stupa, Udaygiri and Khandagiri caves, Lingaraj Temple, Nandankanan zoo. Aboard train from Bhubaneswar.
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The famous Chariot Wheel of the Konark Sun Temple |
Day 1: Wishful Leaning at the Puri Sea Beach
Day 1: An Evening by the Mellow Sea
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Day 2: Bask in the Morning Sun
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Day 2: Where the Faith Resides
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Day 3: The Countdown to the Close Through The Golden Triangle
(Puri - Konark Sun Temple - Dhauligiri - Lingaraja Temple - Udaygiri and Khandagiri Caves - Nandankanan Zoo - Bhubaneswar)
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Udaygiri and Khandagiri are two adjacent hills with partly artificial caves, patronising the Jain monks. Udaygiri is better maintained with 18 caves. The most famed is the Hathigumpha with the inscriptions of Kharavela (from the Chedi Dynasty). It also provided a panoramic view of the city once we reached the top.
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Odisha is not just the architectures, it has a plethora of National parks as well. Nandankanan in Bhubaneswar tops the list. Though we were a bit late for the entry, we managed to cover most of it somehow. The white tiger and the reptiles are the main lures, besides the usual alligators, turtles and the deer (nilgais, sambar, and blackbucks).
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Over the three days, keeping the everyday usual at bay, we saw the sea, the history, and a national park. How well a place fetched out all of them and so aptly. A place where Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism merged and flourished together. The best souvenirs I brought back was myself, suppled with a yearning for travel. And definitely the Gojas!
12 comments
Wow. The sunsrise on the beach looks incredible. I love that you can get tea there
ReplyDeleteThe temples are incredible. This is what I love about India, it is so underrated and there is so much to see that we barely hear about
ReplyDeleteFor me Puri always meant only the Jagannath temple. You gave a nice perspective on other things there!
ReplyDeleteThose prawns look delicious and the temple are really nice! I never there were so much to visit around.
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ReplyDeleteI had Puri in my travel list earlier just because of Jagannath temple but after reading this post now I feel their are lot more places to explore. Some pictures are very amazing captured by you especially reflection of sun rays on waves.
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Such a great mixture of food, culture, history and wildlife in this article! I really enjoyed reading it, and your pictures are great.
ReplyDeleteI love your picture of sunrise over the waves. That's entirely magical and such beautiful colours. I'm glad you took the unexpected trip; I've got a real sense of how much there is to see from your pictures.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, to read loved the beautiful temples in the phots, another few places added to my bucketlist.
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