Puri Heritage: Corridor Project

19 Nov 2021 Puri Heritage: Corridor Project

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The Odisha government will soon lay the foundation stone of the Puri Heritage Corridor, which will be built at a cost of Rs 800 crore.
The project is a part of the Expansion of Infrastructure and Development of Heritage and Architecture (ABADHA) scheme to develop Puri as a world class heritage city.

Envisaged in the year 2016, the Puri Heritage Corridor project was unveiled in December 2019 to transform the holy city of Puri into an International Heritage Site.
The project includes redevelopment of major parts of the holy city and surrounding Jagannath Temple for visitors and tourists.
The project will include Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) building redevelopment, a 600 capacity Srimandir Welcome Centre, Jagannath Cultural Centre, Badadanda Heritage Streetscape, beach development, Puri Lake, Musa River revival plan etc.

It is believed to have been built in the 12th century by Anantvarman Chodaganga, a king of the Eastern Ganga dynasty.
Jagannath Puri Temple is called ‘Yamanika Tirtha’, according to Hindu beliefs, the power of the God of Death ‘Yama’ ended because of the presence of Lord Jagannath here.
This temple was called “White Pagoda” and is one of the Char Tirth Dham (Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, Rameshwaram).
The temple has four gates – the eastern ‘Singhdwara’ which is the main gate with two bowed lions, the southern ‘Ashwadwara’, the western ‘Tiger Gate’ and the northern ‘Hastidwara’. Each gate has a specific type of carving.
Opposite the entrance is the Aruna Pillar or Surya Pillar, which was originally the Sun Temple at Konark.
Festivals: The world famous RathYatra and BahudaYatra.