Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Puri Beach
Fine white sands, roar of the breakers rolling in from the Bay of Bengal and countless devotees flocking the place for a purification dip are the synonyms to the Puri Beach. The beach has continued to be a sacred venue for an endless number of pilgrims coming to pay homage to Lord Jagannath.
With the annual Beach Festival taking place in November, the beach has now become a favorite haunt of both Indian and foreign beach lovers. Located at a mere distance of 35 kms from the Sun Temple and 65 kms from Bhubaneshwar, the beach is an ideal place for an introvert holiday maker for the scarcity of crowd here.
The beaches of Puri are also renowned for the sand sculptures created particularly by the internationally famed Sudarshan Patnaik. The subjects are generally inspired by sculptures covering the temple walls, characters and episodes from the mythology and also the contemporary events. An entire beach stretch can be completely yours given the immense number of beaches in Orissa and a comparatively lower number of fun lovers, the city being a popular pilgrimage point for Indians.
The beach at Puri offers a unique opportunity to witness the striking sunrise and the sunset on the same beach. Often crowded with holiday makers bathing in the afternoon, and enjoying the brightly lit kiosks in the night, the stretches, parallel to the main Marine Drive Road, form the domain of the domestic tourists, with a row of hotels, food stalls and kiosks selling souvenirs.
A comparatively clean and quite place for sunbathing and a relaxed swim can be found at the eastern end. Local fishermen easily distinguishable by their triangular straw hats and dhotis serve as lifeguards on the beach, and take visitors out to sea in their boats to watch the sunsets. On the Chakratirtha side, the long stretch of golden sand is more tranquil and pleasant place to stroll. Take enough precaution while swimming as the currents can be treacherous in Puri.
It is interesting to visit a fishing village along the coast, with dozens of boats made of solid trunks ply off the coast during the day. Once landed, the rich catch of prawn, pamphlets and other fishes drawn into the nets is transferred to baskets. The best time to pay a visit is around dawn, when the fishermen head out from the village and row the fleet towards the rising sun over the sea.
With the annual Beach Festival taking place in November, the beach has now become a favorite haunt of both Indian and foreign beach lovers. Located at a mere distance of 35 kms from the Sun Temple and 65 kms from Bhubaneshwar, the beach is an ideal place for an introvert holiday maker for the scarcity of crowd here.
The beaches of Puri are also renowned for the sand sculptures created particularly by the internationally famed Sudarshan Patnaik. The subjects are generally inspired by sculptures covering the temple walls, characters and episodes from the mythology and also the contemporary events. An entire beach stretch can be completely yours given the immense number of beaches in Orissa and a comparatively lower number of fun lovers, the city being a popular pilgrimage point for Indians.
The beach at Puri offers a unique opportunity to witness the striking sunrise and the sunset on the same beach. Often crowded with holiday makers bathing in the afternoon, and enjoying the brightly lit kiosks in the night, the stretches, parallel to the main Marine Drive Road, form the domain of the domestic tourists, with a row of hotels, food stalls and kiosks selling souvenirs.
A comparatively clean and quite place for sunbathing and a relaxed swim can be found at the eastern end. Local fishermen easily distinguishable by their triangular straw hats and dhotis serve as lifeguards on the beach, and take visitors out to sea in their boats to watch the sunsets. On the Chakratirtha side, the long stretch of golden sand is more tranquil and pleasant place to stroll. Take enough precaution while swimming as the currents can be treacherous in Puri.
It is interesting to visit a fishing village along the coast, with dozens of boats made of solid trunks ply off the coast during the day. Once landed, the rich catch of prawn, pamphlets and other fishes drawn into the nets is transferred to baskets. The best time to pay a visit is around dawn, when the fishermen head out from the village and row the fleet towards the rising sun over the sea.
SAMUKA BEACH
SAMUKA BEACH
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Endowed with rich cultural heritage and bestowed with bounties of nature, Orissa is a
fascinating state with multifarious offerings ranging from majestic monuments, beautiful
beaches, luxuriant forests, wildlife, handicrafts amongst others.
With the twin objective of providing new tourism products and unlocking the immense
tourism potential of the state and the site i.e. Shamuka Beach, the State Government
through Orissa Tourism Development Corporation has decided to develop Shamuka
Beach near Puri as a self contained, high end, exclusive luxury tourism destination
aimed at providing a one stop rejuvenation facility for the mind, body and soul.
The destination would offer the tourists an opportunity to feel and experience the rich
culture, indigenous art & craft, customs and traditions of Orissa. The destination would
be ideal for relaxation in the lap of luxury and to experience the beautiful bio-diversity,
rich culture and traditions – the very essence of Orissa
The possible set of tourism products for development at Shamuka Beach include 5 / 4
Star Hotels, Resorts, Spa, Convention Centre, Golf Course, Exhibition Complex, Eco
Parks etc.
M/s. Consulting Engineering Services, appointed by Orissa Industrial Infrastructure
Development Corporation (IDCO), has developed and submitted a master plan for the
Shamuka Beach, which includes the above mentioned project components.
While the entire Shamuka Beach Project is envisaged to come up on over 3000 acres of
land, the first phase is designed to be spread over 934.96 acres of land that has already
been acquired by the Government for this purpose.
The State Government is developing the necessary support infrastructure in the area like
roads, water, electricity, telecommunications etc.
PROJECT LOCATION
The Shamuka Beach site is on the sea to the south of Puri, between Puri town and
Chilika Lake alongside the Bay of Bengal. The Mangla River which separates Puri town
from Shamuka Beach adjoins one side of the proposed site. The selected location is a
site of unmatched natural beauty with a 2000 meters long sea frontage and another
2000 meters of riverfront on its adjacent side. These two strips offer tremendous
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Endowed with rich cultural heritage and bestowed with bounties of nature, Orissa is a
fascinating state with multifarious offerings ranging from majestic monuments, beautiful
beaches, luxuriant forests, wildlife, handicrafts amongst others.
With the twin objective of providing new tourism products and unlocking the immense
tourism potential of the state and the site i.e. Shamuka Beach, the State Government
through Orissa Tourism Development Corporation has decided to develop Shamuka
Beach near Puri as a self contained, high end, exclusive luxury tourism destination
aimed at providing a one stop rejuvenation facility for the mind, body and soul.
The destination would offer the tourists an opportunity to feel and experience the rich
culture, indigenous art & craft, customs and traditions of Orissa. The destination would
be ideal for relaxation in the lap of luxury and to experience the beautiful bio-diversity,
rich culture and traditions – the very essence of Orissa
The possible set of tourism products for development at Shamuka Beach include 5 / 4
Star Hotels, Resorts, Spa, Convention Centre, Golf Course, Exhibition Complex, Eco
Parks etc.
M/s. Consulting Engineering Services, appointed by Orissa Industrial Infrastructure
Development Corporation (IDCO), has developed and submitted a master plan for the
Shamuka Beach, which includes the above mentioned project components.
While the entire Shamuka Beach Project is envisaged to come up on over 3000 acres of
land, the first phase is designed to be spread over 934.96 acres of land that has already
been acquired by the Government for this purpose.
The State Government is developing the necessary support infrastructure in the area like
roads, water, electricity, telecommunications etc.
PROJECT LOCATION
The Shamuka Beach site is on the sea to the south of Puri, between Puri town and
Chilika Lake alongside the Bay of Bengal. The Mangla River which separates Puri town
from Shamuka Beach adjoins one side of the proposed site. The selected location is a
site of unmatched natural beauty with a 2000 meters long sea frontage and another
2000 meters of riverfront on its adjacent side. These two strips offer tremendous
potential for development of tourism-related projects including luxury hotels and resorts.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Kaibalya Batika
Staying with fresh.
Kaibalya Batika, is plotted project, situated near Jagannath Temple , puri.
As we enter near puri, Atharnala,4 km to go towards Berhmagiri Road
3.68 km from Jagannath Temple easy access.
Away from crowed,noise.
pollution free
Approach to NH-205
Near SAMUKA BEACH
plots are 1750 sqft 35/50
Rs 170000 per plot
Kaibalya Batika, is plotted project, situated near Jagannath Temple , puri.
As we enter near puri, Atharnala,4 km to go towards Berhmagiri Road
3.68 km from Jagannath Temple easy access.
Away from crowed,noise.
pollution free
Approach to NH-205
Near SAMUKA BEACH
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plots are 1750 sqft 35/50
Rs 170000 per plot
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Jagannath Temple, puri
Sri Jagannath Temple
Shrikshetra of Puri Jagannath, as is commonly known, can verily be said to be a truthful replica of Indian culture. To understand this culture, one has to have some idea of the history of this land, which again is different from that of other countries of the world. Indian history does not contain accounts of imperialistic aggressions or invasions into the territorial integrity of any nation.
Starting from Lord Jagannath himself, history has it that he was a tribal deity, adorned by the Shabaras, as a symbol of Narayan. Another legend claims him to be Nilamadhava, an image of Narayana made of blue stone and worshipped by the aboriginals. He was brought to Nilagiri (blue mountain) or Nilachala and installed there as Jagannath in company with Balaram(Balabhadra) and Subhadra. The images made of wood are also claimed to have their distant linkage with the aboriginal system of worshipping wooden poles. To cap it all the Daitapatis, who have a fair share of responsibilities to perform rituals of the Temple, are claimed to be descendants of the aboriginals or hill tribes of Orissa. So we may safely claim that the beginning of the cultural history of Shrikshetra is found in the fusion of Hindu and Tribal Cultures. This has been accepted as a facet of our proud heritage. The three deities came to be claimed as the symbols of Samyak Darshan, Samyak Jnana and Samyak Charita usually regarded as Triratha (of the Jain cult), an assimilation of which leads to Moksha (salvation) or the ultimate bliss.
Lord Jagannath is worshipped as Vishnu or Narayana or Krishna and Lord Balabhadra as Shesha. Simultaneously, the deities are regarded as the bhairava (Shiva the formidable) with Vimala (thebhairavi or the consort of Shiva) installed in the campus of the temple. So ultimately we find a fusion of Saivism, Shaktism and Vaishnavism of the Hindu religion with Jainism and up to an extent Buddhism in the culture of Jagannath and the cultural tradition so reverently held together in Shrikshetra.The huge temple complex covers an area of over 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2), and is surrounded by a high fortified wall. It contains at least 120 temples and shrines. With its sculptural richness and fluidity of the Oriya style of temple architecture, it is one of the most magnificent monuments of India.[13] The main temple is a curvilinear temple and crowning the top is the 'srichakra' (a eight spoked wheel) of Vishnu. Also known as the "Nilachakra", it is made out of Ashtadhatu and is considered sacrosanct. Among the existing temples in orissa, the temple of Shri Jagannath is the highest. The temple tower was built on a raised platform of stone and, rising to 214 feet (65 m) above the inner sanctum where the deities reside, dominates the surrounding landscape. Thepyramidal roofs of the surrounding temples and adjoining halls, or mandapas, rise in steps toward the tower like a ridge of mountain peaks.[14]
The main shrine is enclosed by a 20 feet (6.1 m) high wall. Another wall surrounds the main temple.
Chilika Lake View
- Over a million migratory waterfowl and shorebirds winter here.
- Over 400 vertebrate species have been recorded.
- As an estuarine lagoon, it supports a unique assemblage of marine, brackish and freshwater species.
- Several rare and endangered species are found in the region.
- The lake supports fisheries that are the lifeline of the community.
- The lake is of great value in preserving genetic diversity.
- There is an Increase in weeds and aquaculture activities.[9][10
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