subject: Puri Hotels For Stay During Rath Yatra [print this page] One of the Char Dhams, Puri is a regarded as an extremely sacred pligrimage place. Several festivals are celebrated in Puri throughout the year, in which Rath Yatra is the most important and renowned. Puri hotels offer comfortable accommodation to the visitors in various budget ranges. Find out more about Rath Yatra and also check some good hotels in Puri for accommodation during Rath Yarta.
Rath Yatra - Puri's Most Popular Festival
Rath Yatra, the festival of chariots of Lord Jagannath is celebrated every year on Ashad Shukla Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashad month, June-July) at Puri. The presiding deities of the main temple, Sri Mandir, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, with the celestial wheel Sudarshana are taken out from the temple precincts in an elaborate ritual procession to their respective chariots. The huge, colorfully decorated chariots are drawn by hundreds and thousands of devotees on the bada danda, the grand avenue to the Gundicha temple, some two miles away to the North. On their way back from the Gundicha Temple, the three deities stop for a while near the Mausi Maa Temple (Aunt's abode) and have an offering of the Poda Pitha, which is a special type of pancake supposed to be the Lord's favorite. After a stay for seven days, the deities return to their abode. Ratha Yatra is perhaps the grandest festival in the entire region. The festival is also known as Gundicha Yatra, Ghosa Yatra, Navadina Yatra, and Dasavatara Yatra.
The Puri Rath Yatra is world famous for the crowd that it attracts. Puri being the abode of these three deities, the place plays host to devotees, tourists and about one million pilgrims from across India and abroad. To find proper accommodation during Rath Yarta is not an easy task. It is advisable to book accommodation well in advance in order to escape from the inconveniences. There are several hotels in Puri which serve the devotees in quite a good manner. Puri hotels near beach and Grand Road are ideal to stay during Rath Yatra.
Puri Hotels
Hotel Nayak Plaza on the Grand Road is one of ideally located budget hotels in Puri. Hotel is ideally located for Rath Yatra stay because of its close proximity to the temple. Guests can view the start of the festival from the comfort of their room. It has an overall rating of 4 stars from 124 reviews and 82% guest recommendation. Price starts from Rs.600 for non a/c rooms. The hotel also has an air-conditioned multi-cuisine veg restaurant, coffee shop, conference hall, shopping arcade and priests for temple visits.
Hotel Naren Palace is another popular Puri hotel with rated starting from Rs. 1600 and is located just 200 meters from the famous Puri beach. It has an overall rating of 4 stars out of 5 from 144 reviews and 8 out of 10 guests recommendation staying here. The hotel offers well decorated and well furnished A/C rooms with modern amenities. Facilities such as swimming pool, children's pool, internet facility and restaurant are also provided.
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