Kuruma Buddhist Site
Puri, Odisha, India
Nearby attractions
Ramachandi Temple
Konark, Odisha
A goddess shrine where the Kushabhadra river meets the sea on the Marine Drive — casuarina picnics and the presiding deity of Konark.
Konark Sun Temple Museum & Sound Show
Konark, Odisha
The ASI site museum of rescued Sun Temple sculptures and the evening light-and-sound show that brings the stone chariot's story alive.
Konark Sun Temple
Konark, Odisha
A colossal stone chariot for the sun god — twelve pairs of exquisitely carved wheels (each a working sundial) drawn by seven horses, its walls alive with musicians, dancers and famously frank sculpture. The pinnacle of Odishan art and a UNESCO wonder.
Konark Beach & Chandrabhaga
Konark, Odisha
The Blue Flag beach beside the Sun Temple — the Chandrabhaga sands where pilgrims greet the sun on Magha Saptami each winter.
Beleswar Beach & Temple
Puri, Odisha
A tranquil Shiva-temple beach on the Marine Drive — casuarina shade, a seaside shrine and empty sands between Puri and Konark.
Marine Drive Puri-Konark
Puri, Odisha
A 35-km ribbon of road through casuarina forest between Puri and Konark, the Bay glinting on one side, deer-crossed woods on the other.
Balighai Beach
Puri, Odisha
A quiet casuarina beach 8 km from Puri where the Nuanai river meets the sea — a sea-turtle research station and empty golden sand.
Prachi Valley Heritage
Puri, Odisha
The 'lost Saraswati of Odisha' — the dried Prachi's banks strung with medieval temples and sun shrines, an open-air museum few travellers reach.
Raghurajpur Heritage Village
Puri, Odisha
The pattachitra painters' village — every one of its 120 verandah homes an artist's studio, birthplace of Gotipua dance and Odissi legend Kelucharan.
Gundicha Temple
Puri, Odisha
The 'garden house' where Jagannath sojourns for nine days each Rath Yatra — a serene walled temple in its own green compound.