Puri Beach or the Golden beach is a beach in the city of

Puri Puri () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, 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, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is als ...

in the state of

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

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. It is on the shore of the

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between ...

. It is known for being a tourist attraction and a

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sacred place Sacred space, sacred ground, sacred place, sacred temple, holy ground, or holy place refers to a location which is deemed to be sacred or hallowed. The sacredness of a natural feature may accrue through tradition or be granted through a bless ...

. The beach is the site of the annual Puri Beach Festival, which is co-sponsored by the Indian Ministry of Tourism, the city of Odisha, the Development Commissioner of Handicrafts, and the Eastern Zonal Cultural Center,

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

. The beach hosts

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displays, including work by international award-winning local sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik. The Golden Beach at Puri was awarded the prestigious 'Blue Flag' tag on October 11, 2020 by the Foundation for Environment Education (FEE), Denmark.

Transportation

Puri Beach is located at the city of

and the distance between Puri railway station and the beach is only 2 km. Nearest airport is located at

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

which is 60 km away. Buses and Taxis are available for local transportation.

Gallery

Image:puri_beach5.jpg, Puri Beach with crowds Image:Puri Beach Promenade 11021.jpg, Puri Beach promenade Image:Puri Beach.JPG, Puri Beach image:Morning Puri Beach.JPG, Waves of Puri File:Rising sun and busy fishermen at Puri Beach.jpg, Rising sun and busy fishermen at Puri Beach File:Sunrise at Puri Sea Beach.jpg, Sunrise at Puri Sea Beach

References

External links

Puri Beach at Orissa government website
*Th
beach
at the fishermen's village in Puri

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