Puri
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Puri [pronunciation] is a city in the Indian state of Orissa. The city is famous for its Jagannath temple. Puri is situated on the coast of Bay of Bengal and is a popular beach resort.
Puri is the site of the Govardhana matha, one of the four cardinal institutions established by Sri Adi Shankaracharya, the others being those at Sringeri, Dwaraka and Jyotirmath.
Puri is also famous for its annual Ratha Yatra, or "Festival of Chariots", when the deities Jagannath, Baladeva, and Subhadra, are brought out of the temple, and placed in a chariot procession. This festival occurs on various dates of the Gregorian calendar, typically in the June or July months.
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The word puri in sanskrit stands for city but it is derived from Jagannath puri(in shortway). Infact the correct answer for the term is puri is derived from purushottama(one of 108 shatktipeethas puroshottama). It is the only shrine in india, where Goddess Durga/sati/Parwati abode with Lord Krishna Jagannatha.(Contribution from M.Kiran Kumar, Hyderabad, email:-mkirankumar2@yahoo.com).
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