Video - Puri: The Spiritual Hub of Odisha" (Hindi)

Puri, jise "Puri" ya "Jagannath Puri" ke naam se bhi jana jata hai, Odisha ke tihre mashahoor tirth sthalon mein se ek hai. Yeh Jagannath Mandir ke liye prasiddh hai, jo ki Bhagwan Vishnu ke roop Jagannath ke samman mein banaya gaya hai. yeh kai rajvanshon aur samskrtiyon se juda hua hai. Yeh jagah pehle "Shrikshetra" aur "Shri Purushottama Kshetra" ke naam se jani jati thi. Puri ki sthapna 3rd century mein hui thi, lekin yeh jagah 12th century mein Jagannath Mandir ke nirmaan ke baad prasiddh hui. Jagannath Mandir ke alawa, Puri mein aur bhi kai mahatvapurna sthal hain, jaise ki Gundicha Mandir, Loknath Mandir, aur Puri Beach. Puri mein har saal Rath Yatra ka tyohar manaaya jaata hai, - Puri ki sanskriti mein sangeet, nritya, aur chitrakala ka bhi mahatvapurna sthan hai. Puri ki bhasha Odia hai, lekin yahaan ke log Hindi aur English bhi samajhte hain. Puri ka khana kafi mashahoor hai, jismein kai vishesh prakar ke vyanjan hain, jaise ki Puri ki rasgulla, khichdi, aur dalma.