Jaya
Jagannath, (
Following information is retrieved from
Orissa Diary
)
(
Gentle Reminder : Invitations to the inner world of Lord Jagannath the
essence of Bhagbat Geeta. Welcome to an evening that will cleanse
your soul with divine music, saintly chantings and Prabachan by Baba
Balia. A heavenly experience today evening that will make you feel
the presence of supreme GOD Lord Jagannath around you. A Religious
Discourse on Bhagabat Geeta Re Jibana Darshana, by Baba Balia from
Orissa at Sri Jagannath Temple Bangalore. Please Visit.
Venue and Program details )
Puri, The most favored tourist destination
of the year 2008 : Puri, the Prana Bindu ( soul point )
of the universe has been consistently maintaining the rank of top
most favored tourist destination of Orissa since ever. In the year
2008 alone as many as 22,29,491 devotees visited the temple of
Jagata ra Natha Lord Sri Jagannath.
The Statistics :
• Total number of tourists inflow during 2008 : 22,29,491
• Domestic Devotees visited : 22,12,466
• Foreign tourists visited : 17,025
Foreign Counts :
• Total number of Foreign tourists visited : 17,025
• Tourists from United Kingdom ( UK ) : 2,290
• Tourists from France : 1904
• Tourists from Germany : 1568
• Tourists from United States ( US ) :1398
• Tourists from Japan : 1302
• Tourists from Australia : 602
• Tourists from Switzerland : 534
• Tourists from South Korea : 468
• Tourists from Spain : 619
• Tourists from The Netherlands : 684
• Tourists from Canada : 661
• Tourists from China : 269
• Tourists from Nepal : 245
• Tourists from Bangladesh :184
• Tourists from Pakistan : 001
Domestic Counts :
• Total number of Domestic devotees visited : 22,12,466
• Devotees from all over Orissa : 12,10,450
• Devotees from West Bengal : 4,13,067
• Devotees from Andhra Pradesh : 79,648
• Devotees from Maharastra : 59,515
• Devotees from Bihar : 35,620
• Devotees from Tamil Nadu : 34,124
• Devotees from Punjab : 9,734
• Devotees from Tripura : 3097
• Devotees from Puduchery : 884
• Devotees from Goa : 442
Let lord Jagannath bless us all as ever and protect us from all
evils. Jaya Jagannath.
Regards
Team Nilachakra |