title: Timeline of Puri
text: # Timeline of Puri
  
  The timeline of Puri lists the important historical dates for the town of Puri in Orissa.
  
  ## Timeline
  
  * 1042 AD – Introduction of the Madala Panji (scripture of Orissa) from the Puri Temple.
  * c. 1229 – Puri is known as Purusottama Kshetra.
  * 1934 – Nilachala Saraswata Sangha, religious organization established by Swami Nigamananda
  * 1948 – Puri integrated into Odisha.
  * 1957 – Chintamani Panigrahi(former Governor of Manipur) was elected to the 2nd Lok Sabha from Puri constituency
  
  vteYears in India (1500–present) :
  
  