Until recently, almost the entire temple was covered in white plaster, so much so that European sailors in previous centuries used it as a navigation point, referring to it as the "White Pagoda" Attractions of Puri Puri Jagannath Temple,Gundicha Mandir (Temple),Satyabadi (Sakshigopal),Rath Yatra. By Air : The nearest airport is Bhubaneshwar (65 kms). By Rail : Puri is linked by rail to other cities in Orissa and the country including Bhubaneshwar and Calcutta.
east, Khurda district on its west, Sambalpur on its south and the state capital Bhubaneshwar on its northern side. The forest area lying to the west of Puri provides bamboo and sal. The district of Puri encompasses most of the Chilka Lake, Asia&39s largest freshwater lake. Bhubaneshwar is also located in Puri district.
