Puri Rath Yatra Information

Approach (Access) to Puri

Air - Bhubaneswar is the nearest airport - 60 km. Indian Airlines offers excellent connections to Bhubaneswar from Delhi, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur,Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mumbai.

Rail - A terminus on the S.E. Railway having fast and superfast train links with New Delhi, Mumbai, Guwahati , Hyderabad ,Thiruvanantapuram, Kolkata and Baidyanath Dham & etc.Puri has good rail connections with Delhi , Kolkata, Tirupati, Okha and Ahmedabad.

Road - 60 km by State Highway from Bhubaneswar. One can also approach by road via Konark and then through the Marine Drive covering about 100 km.

HOW TO GET THERE
The nearest airport is Bhubaneswar , 100km. away. The Kolkata -Chennai rail route of S.E.R. touches Chilka Lake at Balugaon , Chilka, Khallikote and Rambha . National Highway No. 5 runs along the lake and touches Balugaon , Barkul and Rambha. Buses and taxis are available from Cuttack ,Bhubaneswar,Puri and Berhampur to Chilka. OTDC provides luxury coaches and cars from Bhubaneswar and Puri.

CLIMATE
Generally you can visit Puri at any of the year .Best time is October to April.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Area	16 Sq. Km (City) Dist - 300 Sq. Km
Altitude	Sea Level.
Population	1,60,000 (2001)
Temperature at Toshali Sands & Surroundings	Summer - Max - 32°C/Min - 20°C
	Winter - Max - 17° C/Min - 10°C
Rain Fall	135 cm
Language Spoken	Odiya (General) Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and English
Clothing	Light cotton in summer and light woolen in winter.
Peak Season	i. During Car Festival (June-July), Dusshera & X-Mas Time
	ii. October to April.
	iii. May & June