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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of east-central India south of Bhubaneswar. Its temple dedicated to Krishna is a noted pilgrimage center and the site of an important annual religious festival.
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- proper noun City in
Orissa state, India, on theBay of Bengal .
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PURI/BHUBANESWAR: Industrialist Anil Ambani exhibited his generosity during a visit to Puri on Sunday.
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; PURI, 23 JUNE: The holy town of Puri is all set to celebrate the world famous Rath Yatra of the three deities, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, tomorrow.
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Sand artist Patnaik pays tribute to 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson PURI - Noted sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik immortalised 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson in sand on the scenic beaches of Puri, Orissa.
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PURI/BHUBANESWAR: Industrialist Anil Ambani exhibited his generosity during a visit to Puri on Sunday.
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The Vedanta University authorities have already supplied 8 metric tons of polythene sheets, 2 lakh food packets and 1 lakh water pouches in Puri district.
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The much-awaited Rath Yatra in Puri, began on a disastrous note, as at least 6 people died and 12 injured in a stampede near Devi Subhadra's chariot.
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The much-awaited Rath Yatra in Puri, began on a disastrous note, as at least 6 people died and 12 injured in a stampede near Devi Subhadra's chariot.
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The Vedanta University authorities have already supplied 8 metric tons of polythene sheets, 2 lakh food packets and 1 lakh water pouches in Puri district.
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All their ceremonies commence with the formula _Ahiṃsâ parama dharma_ and they respect the temple of Puri, which is suspected of having a Buddhist origin.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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Jugganatha, at Puri, which is a spring festival of Vedic origin, is a kind of Saturnalia, in which the bonds of social order are loosened and the standards of decency are laid aside.
Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals William Graham Sumner 1875
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