Like holy Ganga and Yamuna rivers, the ocean at Puri is a purifying sacred place of pilgrimage. The golden beach of Puri is considered as the greatest among the Tirthas (Tirtharaj) mainly due to the fact that the sacred Daru or the log from which the

It is located behind the Narasimha temple. Lord Chaitanya and His associates performed water sports in this lake. This water tank is half km from Gundicha temple. Mahaprabhu took water from here to cleanse Gundicha temple. There are 3 main temples here: Indradyumna Maharaja's temple on left

This large tank is located north-east of Jagannatha’s temple. This pond is also known as Sri Candana Pukur, because Lord Jagannatha comes here every evening for 21 consecutive days during Chandana-yatra, from Aksaya-trtiya (in month of Vaisakha or April/May) up to Suklastami-tithi in the month of Jyestha (May/June) to enjoy His

Sri Tota Gopinatha is exquisitely beautiful Deity of Lord Sri Krishna. Tota Gopinatha is also a most unique Deity because He is the only Krishna Deity in the world “sitting down”. Moreover, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu concluded His manifest pastimes here by entering the Gopinatha Deity. Sri Chaitanya

Birthplace of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura is located near to Jagannatha Vallabha Garden. Proceed towards the Jagannatha Mandira. Until on the right side the big pink Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math temple with a sign above the entrance gate saying, “Birth Place of Prabhupada 108 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta

This is located south of Jagannatha Mandira on the bank of Shweta Ganga tank. This was the residence of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. When Lord Chaitanya first came to Puri, He fainted in front of Deity of Lord Jagannatha and Sarvabhauma took Him to his home. Mahaprabhu stayed here

Gambhira is located close to Siddha Bakula on Svargadvara Road. There is a small temple here with Deities of Radha-Kanta and Lalita and Vishaka. This house was once the residence of Kashi Mishra. Sri Sri Radha Kanta was worshipped by Kashi Mishra. King Prataparudra's father, Sri Purushottama Deva,

Siddha Bakula is located near Gambhira Temple on Bali Sahi road. Siddha Bakula is the bhajana kutir of Haridasa Thakur, the place where he chanted 3,00,000 names of Krishna daily. There is a small temple featuring a murthi of namacarya Srila Haridas Thakura in a sitting pose chanting japa. The site

The Samadhi temple of Haridasa Thakur, the Namacharya (the teacher of the chanting of the Holy Name) is located by the beach in the Svarga Dwara area. Towards the west of the Samadhi there are three altar where the deities of Lord Gauranga, Lord Nityananda and Sri