Puri in Orissa

Our flight from Kolkata.

Inside the Boeing.

Propeller of the aircraft.

We drive through the streets on auto rickshaw.

Cows are walking on the streets of Bhubaneswar everywhere.

This is the driver of our auto rickshaw on the way from Bhubaneshwar to Puri.

The sea view from our first room in Puri's hotel.

The flower petals float on the water surface in the vase.

One of India's most important pilgrimage centres, this seaside town is dominated by the towering Jagannath Temple. The Jagannath Temple was built in the 12th century by King Anantavarman of the Eastern Ganga dynasty. Surrounded by a 20 feet (6 meters) high wall, its main gate is flanked by a pair of painted stone lions. And one can say, that artificial lions are everywhere in this place. Non-Hindus are not allowed inside the temple, yet can get an excellent view of surroundings from the roof of the library. The temple is similar in design to the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar. The elegant stone column near the entrance, topped with the figure of Arun, charioteer of the Sun God, was brought here from the Sun Temple at Konark in the 18th century. From the temple, Puri's main street, Bada Danda, runs through the town, crammed with pilgrims' rest houses and shops selling food, religious souvenirs and handicrafts. Local specialities are the colourful pattachitra paintings and round ganjifa playing cards painted with religious themes.

Puri's beach is its other attraction, though not always safe for swimming because of dangerous undercurrents. The long beach front is often crowded with fishermen and groups of pilgrims. Sunbathers and swimmers should therefore head to the eastern end, which is cleaner and more secluded, or to the beaches attached to the better hotels. Sometimes, local fishermen take visitors out to sea in their boats to watch the sunrises and sunsets. The city of Puri in Orissa is one of the "must see" places in India. Every tourist have to visit this awesome city.

The entrance to the "Sea Queen Inn" hotel.

The hotel "Sea Queen Inn" on Chakra Tirtha Road.

This hotel is under construction.

The white krishna temple.

One of the narrow streets of Puri.

The statue of the nude woman.

The center of Chakra Tirtha Road.

The luxury resort near Puri beach, the hotel "Love & Life".

Hotel "Vishal Plaza".

Hotel "Arya Palace".

The window openings of this hotel are decorated in oriental style.

The modern building in Puri.

Coconut palms.

Every bus in India is decorated.

There is the horned bull lying on the street.

There are many street decorations in Puri.

The seller of bananas.

Sale of flowers and cauliflower.

Sale of flowers and vegetables at the market in Puri.

Sale of local green bananas.

The railroad station.

Rotary International.

The small Indian krishna temple.

Charchika traders.

There are motorcycles and bicycles on the sidelines.

Satyabhama medicine store.

Bada Danda in Puri.

Bada Danda in Puri, the Grand Road is wide.

The Bada Danda or the Grand Avenue.

The Bada Danda girls.

Hotel Trimurti Heights.

Canara Bank (Micro finance branch).

The monument.

Bada Danda street is the scene of the Festival of the Chariots.

The wedding car is on the Bada Danda street.

This wedding car is very nicely decorated.

The advertisements of Panasonic, Sharp & LG on the Bada Danda street.

Funeral with the smoking torches on the Grand Avenue.

The Bada Danda in Puri is perfect for shopping for souvenirs.

Coconut palms are all around as on the street and on big boards.

The view from the Grand road to the jagannath temple.

This is the gate in the small temple.

The view from the Bada Danda street to the jagannath temple.

The Grand road.

The lions.

Women load bricks on their heads.

Woman is carrying the bricks on the head.

A woman is talking on a cell phone with a bag on the head.

The pink temple.

The pink temple on the Bada Danda street.

One of the temples has pink domes.

This is the Indian bull.

The white temple with white lions.

The great assortment of Indian beads.

UCO Bank.

This is the shop Sonam.

The cow has found something interesting to eat.

The garbage on the Bada Danda street.

A man fell asleep at the sign Puri District Police.

He is really "Goes slow".

There is the shoes stand below the temple.

There are symbols of Jainism on the wall.

Yellow and red flags hover over the temple.

Sales of red paints for the festival.

View of the hotel "Sea Queen Inn" from the ocean coast.

The people from the fishing village have been waiting for the morning catch.

Here is the morning catch.

A woman carries a fish in a bucket on her head.

The Indian family walks on the ocean coast.

Fishermen pull a boat with the nets from the ocean.

The fishermen arrived.

This Seer fish (Mackerel family) is caught in the Bay of Bengal.

People are satisfied with the morning catch.

The women from the fishing village carry fish on their heads.

There is the good catch of fish.

The fishermen village on the coast of Bay of Bengal.

The young boy from the fishermen village.

The little girls from the fishermen village.

The little girls from the fishermen village are nicely dressed.

There is the sail on some fishing boats.

On the shore of the Bay of Bengal.

Two boys from the fishermen village.

The fishing boat is loaded by nets.

The dish with the finger chips in the "Pink House" restaurant.

The shower room in the first room of the hotel "Sea Queen Inn".

There are two double beds in the first room.

There are the mirror and TV set in the first room.

The menu of the "Pink House" restaurant: hot and cold drinks.

The menu of the "Pink House" restaurant: english & american breakfasts.

The menu of the "Pink House" restaurant: light meal.

The menu of the "Pink House" restaurant: appetisers and snacks.

The menu of the "Pink House" restaurant: chicken and prawn.

The menu of the "Pink House" restaurant: vegetable dishes.

The menu of the "Pink House" restaurant: fish and crab.

The menu of the 'Pink House' restaurant: the back cover.

Pink House, seafood restaurant, the front cover of the menu book.

This is the summerhouse of the 'Pink House' restaurant.

Croton grows near the summerhouse of the 'Pink House' restaurant.

The "Pink House" restaurant.

There are many green plants in the "Pink House" restaurant.

Here is the very tasty fresh orange juice.

This restaurant has the very large variety of vegetable dishes.

Here are cooked prawns.

Our second room in the 'Sea Queen Inn' hotel has a nice balkony with the ocean view.

The palms grow near the balcony.

One can see the fishermen from the hotel's balcony.

This is the view from the balcony of the hotel at the village of fishermen.

This is our second room in the 'Sea Queen Inn' hotel.

This is the shower room.

Here is one room double.

This is the fried tuna with slices of the lemon and cucumbers.

Here is the lunch with fish and potato in Pink House restaurant.

Oh, it's so yummy!

Tuna.

Here is the fresh papaya juice.

Religious flower arrangements.

These glowing lanterns were made from the cloth.

The sunrise in Puri over the Bay of Bengal.

The smoke from diesel fuel rises above the boats of the fishermen.

The sunrise in the fishermen village.

Indian fisherman is repairing fishing net.

Fishing net.

The curious Indian girl.

She has invited me to be the guest in their home.

Boat.

The underwater temple.

The sacred pond.

The Indian boy.

The Bay of Bengal.

The wave of the ocean.

The wave of the Bay of Bengal.

High waves near Puri.

Ocean wave with the noise comes down to the shore.

The ocean is raging.

The fishermen have sailed through the huge wave.

Breaking through the waves.

They faced a wave.

The fishermen have sailed to the shore.

Neat rows of powerful waves.

Bhadaasdho!

The 'Pink House' restaurant is found on the beach.

This is the territory of the 'Pink House' restaurant.

The magenta flowers.

Railroad station in Puri.

The wagon of the Indian train.

Cow stands on the railroad of the train station in Puri.

A woman breastfeeds a child at the railway station.

Railway station in Puri.

Inside the railroad car with air conditioning.

Our compartment in a railway carriage.

Here is a mirror.

Thick curtains inside a railway car.

Side seats.

Our journey by train from Puri to Vizag.

Fan was installed on the ceiling of railcar.

Berths are arranged in three levels.