A place filled with the essence of history, totally different from other visiting places, every brick of the wall here has some history to tell. This is a city which was invaded 18 times during its history to plunder the treasures of the temple , rather than for religious reasons. It is a city in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is also called Sri Jagannath Dhama after the 12th-century Jagannath Temple located in the city. 

Puri is famous for the world famous Jagannath Temple & Longest Golden Beach. Out of four Dhamas It is one of the Dhamas (Holiest of the holy place) i.e. Puri, Dwarika, Badrinath & Rameswar, in India. Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and elder brother Balabhadra are being worshipped in Puri (The Purusottama Kshetra)

In 1906, an exponent of Kriya Yoga and a resident of Puri, established an ashram, a spiritual training center, named “Kararashram” in Puri. He died on 9 March 1936 and his body is buried in the garden of the ashram.
For the people of Puri, Lord Jagannatha, visualized as Lord Krishna, is synonymous with their city. They believe that Lord Jagannatha looks after the welfare of the state.
One thing to note that, non-Hindus are not permitted to enter the shrines but are allowed to view the temple and the proceedings from the roof of the Raghunandan library, located within the precincts of the temple, for a small donation.
The climate of Puri is classified as Aw (Tropical savanna climate). The city has moderate and tropical climate. Humidity is fairly high throughout the year. The temperature during summer is very hot and during winter it is moderate temepereture, so winter would be the best time to visit this place.

Cultural activities, including the annual religious festivals, in Puri are: The Puri Beach Festival held from 5 to 9 November every year, and the Shreekshetra Utsav held from 20 December to 2 January every year. The cultural programmes include unique sand art, display of local and traditional handicrafts and food festival. In addition, cultural programmes are held for two hours on every second Saturday of the month at the district Collector’s Conference Hall near Sea Beach Police Station. Odissi dance, Odissi music and folk dances are part of this event. Odissi dance is the cultural heritage of Puri.

The Pancha Tirtha of Puri are (Five sacred bathing places of puri):
• Indradyumana Tank,
• Rohini Kunda
• Markandeya Tank
• Swetaganga Tank
• The Sea

And the Notable Temples of Puri are:

• Alamchandi Temple
• Bata Mangala Temple
• Chakra Narasimha Temple
• Lokanatha Temple
• Markandeshwar Temple
• Mausi Maa Temple
• Narasimha Temple, Puri