Puri | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-17

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Puri


00:01:45 1 Geography and climate
00:01:54 1.1 Geography
00:04:08 1.2 Climate
00:04:56 2 History
00:05:05 2.1 Names in history
00:07:39 2.2 Ancient period
00:09:35 2.3 Medieval and early modern periods
00:12:58 2.4 Modern history
00:14:34 3 Demographics
00:15:23 4 Economy
00:16:25 5 City management and governance
00:17:49 6 Landmarks
00:17:58 6.1 Jagannatha Temple at Puri
00:21:45 6.2 The Pancha Tirtha of Puri
00:22:25 6.3 Gundicha Temple
00:24:11 6.4 Swargadwar
00:24:38 6.5 Beach
00:25:05 6.6 District museum
00:25:30 6.7 Raghunandana library
00:26:01 7 Festivals of Puri
00:26:25 7.1 Ratha Yatra at Puri
00:29:17 7.2 Chhera Pahara
00:30:03 7.3 Chandan Yatra
00:30:24 7.4 Snana Yatra
00:31:23 7.5 Anavasara or Anasara
00:32:31 7.6 Naba Kalebara
00:32:59 7.7 Suna Besha
00:33:40 7.8 Niladri Bije
00:34:50 7.9 Sahi yatra
00:35:19 7.10 Samudra Arati
00:35:55 8 Transport
00:36:24 9 Arts and crafts
00:37:55 9.1 Sand art
00:38:04 9.2 Appliqué art
00:38:50 10 Culture
00:39:43 11 Education
00:41:00 12 Puri people
00:42:00 13 References



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Puri (listen ) 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 Sri Jagannatha Dhama after the 12th-century Jagannatha 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 "Sri Kshetra" and Lord Jagannatha temple is known as "Badadeula". Puri and the Jagannatha 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 part of British India 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 mathas or monasteries.
The economy of Puri is dependent on the religious importance of the Jagannatha Temple to the extent of nearly 80 percent. The 24 festivals, including 13 major ones, held every year in the temple complex contribute to the economy; Ratha Yatra and its related festivals are the most important which are attended by millions of people every year. Sand art and applique art are some of the important crafts of the city.
Puri has been chosen as one of the heritage cities for Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme of Government of India.