Maniram Matha, the very nice matha in Puri, is located on the Near Marichikot chhak, Grand Road. It is 100 meters from Lord Jagannath Temple, 1 km from Railway Station & 60 km from Bhubaneswar. We have both AC, Non AC rooms and Bhagabat Katha Hall.

The Shree Jagannath Temple of Puri is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, a form of Vishnu, in Puri in the state of Odisha on the eastern coast of India.

The temple of Lord Shree Jagannatha at Puri is one of the oldest temples of the Hindus; well known all over the world. It is situated on the holy Mahodadhi (presently known as Bay of Bengal).

Puri is the spiritual capital of Odisha, known as a holy city filled with noted Temples, Shrines, Mathas, Ashrams, Natural Wonders, Beaches, Architectural splendor and many more things those attracts world over tourists.

Puri is a unique place where large number of Mathas or religious establishments belonging to different sects are located around the shrine of Lord Jagannath. The Mathas were originally founded with the purpose of imparting education to Chelas or disciples and feeding travellers, ascetics and beggars. Maniram matha is one of the oldest Mathas in Puri and is believed to have been founded by Adi Sankaracharya in the 9th century A.D. Tradition assigns some mathas like the Vrugu Ashram and the Angira Ashram even to an earlier date. The Vaishnava Mathas belonging to different Sampradayas or sub-sects of the cult are numerous at Puri, of which Emar, Dakhinaprasabha and Rathavadas are supposed to be the richest. Prominent among the Goudyamathas are Radhakanta, Gangamata and Kathabhogo, whereas the Oriya, Sisu and few other mathas belong to the local sect of Utkaliya Vaisnavas. The Gobaradhana and the Sankarananda mathas situated near Swargadwar are saiva, and the Kabir chaura matha located in their vicinity belong to the followers of Kabir. There are two matha, viz,. Bauli and Mangu which belong to the followers of Nanak. The Mahantas or the heads of these mathas usually pass on responsibilities to one of the chelas or disciples by way of succession, but there are a few mathas like Kothabhola, Kalitilaka and Achari where married Mahantas may hold the office. Most of the mathas of Puri are connected with the worship of Jagannath and have various sevas or duties to perform in the Temple. The Mahantas are the Gurus or spiritual preceptors of many people. In the past, they received from their wealthy followers liberal gifts of money and endowments in land for the worship of Jagannath and for other charitable purposes. The priests of the temple used to be trained at the Sankarachayra matha and only after obtaining a certificate from the matha were eligible to enter into priesthood and perform worship in the temple. But now this function is being performed by the Muktimandap. Rathavadas matha, besides other duties, arranges special bhogas in the temple during snana Yatra, Car festival, Chandan Yatra, Kumar Purnima, and along with Gopal Tirtha matha supplies the requirements for the Hatibesa of the deities, The Oriya matha makes arrangement for the pankti bhoga in the Jagamohan during Rakminiharan festival and supplies Kala Sari (black cloth) to goddess Vimala. This matha is also vested with the duty of clearing the Rathnavedi and supplying of canopy and pillows for the Lords. The Record of right complied under the Puri Shri Jagannath Temple (Administration) Act, 1952, mentions in detail the nities to be performed by certain mathas. Closely connected with the daily nitis and the festivals of Jagannath are the Mathas Jagannathballava, Raghavadas, Sri Ramadas, Emar, Uttarparasva and Oriya. After their conquest of Orissa in 1803 the British Government took over the management of the temple for some Years and made an attempt to assess the properties of Jagannath including the vast landed properties endowed with the mathas for the worship of the Lord. Mr.C.Grome, the Collector of Puri furnished a report in 1805 in which he gave an account of lands under the charge of the Mathadharis for the use of Jagannath. The lands were endowed to the mathas by the donors with the specific purpose of offering some bhogas or performing certain sevas in the Temple of Jagannath or for performing other acts of charity and the Mathantas were mere trustees or marfatars. But being possessed of huge wealth the Mahantas misutilised these assets. There was much public resentment. Some steps were taken by the British Government to resume endowments of the mathas which were grossly abused, but no tangible result ensured from such half hearted measures as the British Government had committed itself to the policy of not interference in religious matters. After the achievement of Independence the Orissa Hindu Endowments Act,1951, with its subsequent amendments put some effective control over the management of the religious and chartiable trusts. In case of gross mis-management the commissioner of Endowments was empowered to remove the hereditary system of a matha and appoint one or more persons to discharge his functions till the new trust was appointed in accordance with the Provisions of the (Act 1951, Section-35). However the research scholars have prepared a list of maths available from official records like Gazetteer of Puri District 1929 and from the book "The Cult of Jagannath" written by Dr. K.C.Mishra. So a list of mathas belonging to various sects is furnished here for the ready reference of the readers though the list is not exhaustive.

Rath Yatra is the journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, from their abode in the Jagannath Temple to the Gundicha Temple, which is birth place of Lord Jagannath. It is considered the oldest and largest Hindu chariot festival celebrated annually, on the bright half of the lunar month of Ashadh (June–July).

Char Dham are the four places in India with high pilgrimage importance. These four places are namely Jaganath-Puri, Rameshwaram, Badrinath-Kedarnath and Dwarka. The Badrinath temple is in the north, followed by the east temple of Jaganath Puri, the Dwarkadhish Temple located at Dwarka in the west, and Rameswaram in the south, the Ramanathaswamy Temple. Jagannath Puri is the Holy Dham. Being of the oldest city, it is located on the banks of Bay of Bengal. Lord Jagannath is worshiped here, which is another name for Lord Krishna. Along with her brother, Subhadra is also worshipped here. This is the only place in India where she is worshipped. Lord Jagannath and Lord Balabhadra are her two brothers.

Puri Beach, also known as Golden Beach, is one of the finest coastlines in East India, bordering the Bay of Bengal. It is often flocked by devotees visiting the beach for a purification dip who come to Puri to pay their homage to Lord Jagannath. It is known for being a tourist attraction and a Hindu sacred place. Puri sea beach is the best in India. In Mumbai, Goa, Cochin and Chennai as well as other sea beaches, taking bath in sea is a risk due to tides, under current and deepness. But in Puri to take sea bath is a pleasure and enjoyable experience. The beach is very wide and exposed and there's not a scrap of shade to be found. Enjoy the beauty of blue sea and its wide spread sea beach. We offer excellent hotel services and facilities in Puri for our guests at affordable prices.