title: Pancha Tirtha of Puri
text: # Pancha Tirtha of Puri
  
  Hindus consider it essential to bathe in the Pancha Tirtha or the five sacred bathing spots of Puri, India, to complete a pilgrimage to Puri. The five sacred water bodies are:
  
  According to another version the 5 tirthas of Puri are the 5 important places all Pilgrims coming to Puri must visit:
  
  * Balarama
  * The Akshay Vata
  * Markandeya tank
  * Indradyumna tank
  * The Sea
  