| The prime tourist destination
of eastern India, Puri Tour offers lot of things to do besides of a
visit to Jagannath temple and exploring its exotic white sand beaches.
Puri's package of things to do comprises of shopping in Puri, festivals
in Puri, excursion in Puri and cuisines of Puri.
Puri Tour comprises of lot of excursion sites along
with its own tourist destinations. Popular among them are Chilka Lake
- largest fresh water lake in Asia, Pipli- a small village near Puri
famous for its handicrafts, Raghurajpur - famous for its paintings done
on cotton cloth and Caves of Wonder -60 odd caves of 2 nd century at
Udaygiri-Khandagiri hills.
Shopping in Puri is a delightful experience as the
state has a rich tradition of handicrafts. Shells and oysters are available
here in abundance. Artifacts made of shells and oysters are great decorative
and gift items. Check out Passapali, Bomkai and Ikat saris of Puri.
Other famous items of Puri are stone crafts, silver works and painting
work on palm leaf and on cloth . Colorful bazaars and stalls of Puri
attract and made you helpless to resist doing shopping in Puri.
Enjoy the memorable experience of witnessing The Rath Yatra of Lord
Jagannath -the most famous festival of Puri and take
part in its colorful rituals. Held in the months of June-July in this
festival thousands of devotees throng to pull three massive chariots
carrying idols of Lord Jagannath, his sister Subhadra and brother Balaram.
Other worth mentioning festivals of Puri are Beach festival and Nava
Kalebara . Beach festival held in the month of march-April and showcases
the best of Orrisa's folk and classical dance forms, music and handicrafts.
While Nava Kalebara is a local ritual festival linked with Rath Yatra
festival.
Cuisine of Puri is simple but delicious. Most famous
dish of Puri is seafood cuisine . Curd and coconut milk are used commonly
and in plenty. The most famous dessert named Chhenapodapitha is popular
not only among locals but also among tourists. Another most famous cuisine
of Puri is the “ Mahaprasad ” or the sacred food used as “Bhog” to Lord
Jagannath.
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