Puri (ind)

Puri

Puri ranks 16,948th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mühldorf, Osterode am Harz, and Southampton, Ontario. The most famous people from Puri are Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, and Baisali Mohanty. The most famous people who died in Puri are Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. Puri has been the birth place of many philosophers, and diplomats and the death place of many religious figures. Puri is located in India.

Puri, also known as Jagannath Puri, is a coastal city and a Municipal Corporation 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 home to the 12th-century Jagannath Temple and is one of the original Char Dham pilgrimage sites for Hindus. Puri has been known by several names since ancient times and was locally known as "Sri Kshetra" and the Jagannath temple is known as "Badadeula". Puri and the Jagannath Temple were invaded 18 times by Muslim rulers, from the 7th century AD until 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 until India attained independence in August 1947. Even though princely states do not exist in India today, the heirs of the House of Gajapati still perform the ritual duties of the temple. The temple town has many Hindu religious mathas or monasteries. Read more on Wikipedia