Puri's real name

lonelyaztec · May 15th, 2007, 13:01

Did you know Puri is actually Purushottam Dham!

It is called Puri in short.

New-South-Welshman · May 15th, 2007, 14:31

Isn't that like many places in the south? They just shorten it because it's usually too long?

crvlvr · May 15th, 2007, 23:35

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Originally Posted by New-South-Welshman

Isn't that like many places in the south? They just shorten it because it's usually too long?

Probably started by the british during their rule.. Many place names are being changed back, for political reasons ofcourse..

rangers · May 16th, 2007, 16:38

In local meaning of PURI are..
a.The Abode
b.Sampoorna- Fullness
c.a nice fried roti like food.

blackbird · Jun 3rd, 2007, 17:14

However, no Indian town can have too many names, so you may also call it Jagannathdham.

rangers · Jun 5th, 2007, 15:07

SRIKHETRA..is the shortest and most used name of Puri.

atala · Dec 25th, 2007, 19:07

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Originally Posted by lonelyaztec

Did you know Puri is actually Purushottam Dham!

It is called Puri in short.

According to this
http://www.mapsofindia.com/puri/hist...-the-name.html
Puri is not the abbreviation of Purushottam Kshetra.

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Moreover, in the history of Puri we also find Purusottam Kshetra being referred to as Purusottam Puri. Instances of Purusottam Puri referred to as Puri is also very common.

Purusha (person, man) and Pur(a) (city) are not of the same roots. Puri means "small town" in some Hinduized languages.

May 15th, 2007, 13:01	#1
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New-South-Welshman Drunk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,292	Isn't that like many places in the south? They just shorten it because it's usually too long? __________________ Mr. Burns "Non-violence never solved anything!"

Jun 5th, 2007, 15:07	#6
rangers Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India Posts: 450	one name SRIKHETRA..is the shortest and most used name of Puri.

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rangers Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India Posts: 450	In local meaning of PURI are.. a.The Abode b.Sampoorna- Fullness c.a nice fried roti like food.

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