Orissa
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BHUBANESWAR (Temple city of India – 600 temples)
Lingaraja temple here is the chief attraction. Lingaraja is not only Shiva but a combination of both Shiva and Vishnu, Hari and Hara. Vaishnava temple of Anantha Vasudeva is inspiring to Vaishnava devotees. Bindu Saagar and Raja Rani temple are other tourists attractions. Approach Air - Services from all major cities. Rail - It is linked to almost all the towns in the country. Road - Interstate buses from chief towns. Distance From - Delhi - 160 kms Distances From - Vizag – 425 kms Puri – 52 kms Kolkata – 465 kms Bangalore -1440 kms Mumbai -1507 kms ACCOMMODATION AT BHUBANESWAR Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Bayababa mutt road, Ph. No. 0674-2541930 JAGANNATHA PURI - VISHNU KSHETRA, SHANKA KSHETRA, PURUSHOTAM KSHETRA, SRI KSHETRA ( ORISSA STATE ) It is a Dharmakshetra of Kaliyug. The fame of Puri is from the Jagannath temple and its famous annual Rathayathra. Jagannath or the lord of the Universe is a particular form of Vishnu or rather Krishna. The temple has four chambers – they are the Bhog mandir, the Nata Mandir, the jagmohan mandir,and the Bara Deval of the lord. The four gates are called eastern gate is ‘Simhadwar’, the southern ‘Aswa’, the western ‘vyaghra’, and the Northern ‘Hasti’. The three wooden Images that is of Jagannatha, Balarama and of Subhadra is seen in an unfinished state and very curious. PLACES OF INTEREST HERE
Air - Nearest airport is Bhubaneswar. Rail - Puri has a railway station. Road - Frequent buses from Bhubaneswar Distance From - Delhi - 160 kms Distances From - Bhubaneswar – 52 kms Konark – 32 kms. KONARK - CHAKRA KSHETRA, PADMA KSHETRA - THE SUN TEMPLE (ORISSA STATE) It stands on the eastern coast of Bay of Bengal, south of Mahanadi river. According to Puranas, it is believed to have been built by Samba son of Krishna and Jambavati. The entire temple is as a Chariot of Sun-God. Approach Distances - From Puri – Konark – 33 kms From Bhubaneshwar – Konark – 64 kms |
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