COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - Puri District

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Comprehensive Development Plan – PKDA 2031The lake is a natural aquarium of about 160 varieties of fish. Chilika is home to about 150 species ofbirds. One third of which are permanent residents and the remaining two third are migratory birdssuch as Siberian cranes, Flamingoes that come from the Persian Gulf and Pelicans from the north whichmake the lake their home during the winter season.One can persuade the local fisher folk to take a person on one of their native wooden boats.Satapada is another retreat in the bosom of the nature of Chilika Lake. The thrilling sight of dolphinsround the year and abundance of migratory and resident birds in winter make Satapada a preferredplace for a tryst with nature.Most important factor that needs to be counted is that the tourists come to visit the places passesthrough Bhubaneswar and Puri corridor and visits places in-between possess tourism opportunities.Konark:Konark (35 km from Puri), known the world over for the magnificent Sun Temple, is just an hour‟s drivefrom Puri. The Sun Temple, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is widely considered as one of themost stunning monuments of religious architecture in the world. At Konark, immortalized in stone, by thesea, is a 13th century paean of victory transformed forever into the famous sun Temple of Konark.Fig 5.16: Konark Sun TempleThe great building work at Konark is the inspiration of King Narashima of the Ganga dynasty, today,is partly in ruins because of its close proximity to sea and the softness of the ground. The construction ofsun temple took 1200 masons and sculptors for twelve years and cost the state exchequer of twelveyears of revenue. Many poets of India have celebrated the beauty and grandeur of Konark temple intheir verses. So it is little difficult to describe the architectural achievements of the temple.The porch alone rivals the great temple at Bhubaneswar in height and is superior in art to anythingelse built in Odisha or may be anywhere else. Some of the gigantic statues like the war elephants orthe famous horses show the artists' power of expression and carpenters' skill in handling such massivematerials. And yet the scenes of love and war, of dance and music have been furnished with superbattention to details. The lady with the suggestion of an enigmatic smile on her lips, the amorous coupéfor whom the rest of world is irrelevant or the horse, brimming with power in every limb is the productof the hands and minds of masters.Fig 5.17: Dance Festival at Konark Sun TempleThe focal points of the whole complex are the images of Sun Godthat represent the morning, midday and sunset. The images arebursting with power and grace. The whole temple was conceivedwith intricately carved out gigantic wheels at the basement. Thisrevolutionized architectural conceptions. The images of the sun Godstanding or mounted, wearing knee length riding boots, alludingpower and majesty are majestic & mesmerizing. Museum of theCEPT, Ahmedabad 117
Comprehensive Development Plan – PKDA 2031Archaeological Survey of India preserve the rare collection of sculpture from the ruins of the SunTemple. Konark Beach ebbed by sand dunes, off the Bay of Bengal, is an, ideal beach for sunbathing.It also provides a glimpse of traditional fishing life. An early morning view of the sunrise here ismemorable. Balighai Beach is an isolated silver arc, lapped by the sea, girdled by casuarina forests.Heritage and traditional values mingling with natural gifts makes this one of the most attractivedestinations for the tourists from across the country and the world. Although there are plenty ofpositives exist about this place there are problems of lack of infrastructure and accommodationfacilities in the NAC region which is the major areas of concern and needs to be developed properly toprotect the image of the site and the region.Bhubaneswar:Lingaraj Temple dating back to the beginning of the 11th century, dedicated to Lord Shiva, serves as apinnacle of Odisha architecture. The 54 meter spire of the temple dominates the Bhubaneswarlandscape. Set in a walled compound, the Lingaraj is surrounded by smaller votive shrines andneighbours Bindusagar and Ananta Vasudeva. The Lingaraj compound has another outstanding temple,dedicated to Parvati. Open only to Hindus, the Lingaraj temple is the site of major Shivaratri festival inFeb-March, when the night preceding the new moon thousands of pilgrim light lamps in a nightlongceremony of devotion.11th century Raja Rani temple is aesthetically endearing, sculpted with graceful feminine figures.Another such ancient temple, Parasurameswara, a 7th century Shiva temple, classical in style is situatedin Bhubaneswar. Khandagiri and Udaygiri caves, twin hills honey combed with Jain caves that revealthe sculptural art of the 2nd century BC make an interesting study of the life and times of Jain ascetics.Dhauli is the site of the Kalinga battle where Asoka‟s edicts (3rd century BC) are inscribed on rock. Theillustrious Shanti stupa or peace Pagoda commemorates the event. Nandan Kanan, The garden of thegods, is a sprawling wildlife and botanical garden with a pellucid lake. It is also a home of the rarewhite tiger, lion and crocodile.Fig 5.18: Tourism Destinations in Bhubaneswar5.4.4 Attractive tourist spots within Study AreaThe study region being culturally rich has a variety of attractions for tourist mainly visiting for holy andrecreational purposes. The major places of attractions in the study area are shown in the map beloware: Puri temple and Puri beach located in Puri Town area, Konark temple in Konark NAC, Ramchanditemple and Chandrabhagha area situated in-between the Puri and Konark areas. Through necessaryplanning interventions heritage conservation and development of such places is perquisite.CEPT, Ahmedabad 118
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