Location
Swargadwar, literally means the door to heaven is a secluded beach and a holy place in Puri. This beach is unaffected by the modern cultural offing and still maintains the sacred nature. Many Hindu devotees visit this beach to have a dip at sea. Legends claim that this was the bathing place of Sri Chaithanyadev who attained the state of Brahma stands for the divine soul.
This pilgrim place is attracted by many Hindu pilgrims and they take bath here in the beach at a place named ‘Mahadadhi’ at the beach. Presently the beach and the nearby beach road are busy with tourists and many shopping centers here provide quality and decorative clothes and other items made locally. Many tourists take this shopping opportunity with great interest.