Do you know there’s only one beach in India that got the Blue Flag Certification on World Environment Day? You guessed it right, the Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha is now the most pristine beach in India in true sense, which means next time you need to take off to a clean and condition cordial beach in India, you need not look further than Odisha. Konark, the medium town in the Puri district in the state of Odisha includes this beach, which is at a distance of 3 km from the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Konark Temple. The beach attracts visitors for its amazing beauty, but it is still relatively less crowded and maintained properly. The beach at times accommodate large crowd on special occasions and hence special arrangements are also made to handle the flock.
Named after the sacrosanct River Chandrabhaga, which once coursed through the areas of the Sun Temple of Konark, towards the Bay of Bengal, the beach consistently on seventh full moon day of Magha month holds an extraordinary Puja in which numerous people visit this shoreline to take a sacred plunge or the holy dip in ocean water. Beaches in Odisha are known for the pilgrimage and cultural activities. You will find various temples of several deities in every corner to offer prayers. Needless to say, the beach is synonyms with the word immaculate because people visit the beach less frequently.
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