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Coordinates: 19°49′N 85°50′E / 19.81, 85.83. Puri pronunciation (help · info) is a city in the east Indian state of Orissa. The city is famous for its Jagannath ...
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A puri or poori is a South Asian unleavened bread primarily found in India made from a dough of atta (whole grain durum wheat flour), water and salt by rolling it out into discs of ...
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Puri, sometimes called Jagannāth, town, eastern India, in Orissa State, on the Bay of Bengal. It is a seaport, resort, and market center. Its industries include handicrafts, fish curing, and rice milling. In the town is a 12th-century temple erected in honor of the Hindu god Vishnu, under his aspect as Juggernaut. Puri is the site of an annual festival attended by thousands of Hindu pilgrims in honor of Vishnu. Population (1991) 125,199.