A focused 10-day round-trip from Mumbai to Jagannath Puri on the Odisha coast. Through Maharashtra plains, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh coast, into Odisha, the magnificent Jagannath Temple, the Konark Sun Temple, then the long ride home through Chhattisgarh.
Mumbai-Pune Expressway then NH65 east. Long first day. Sleep Hyderabad outskirts.
Cross into AP. Sleep Vijayawada beside the Krishna river.
First sight of the Bay of Bengal. NH16 to Vizag. Sleep at RK Beach.
Cross into Odisha. Sleep Bhubaneswar. Lingaraj Temple darshan if evening.
Short ride to Jagannath Puri. Darshan at Lord Jagannath Temple. Beach evening. Mission complete ✓
Day trip to Konark Sun Temple. Marvel at the stone chariot. Back to Puri for sunset.
Long inland push through southern Odisha into Chhattisgarh. Sleep Raipur.
Cross into Maharashtra via Vidarbha. Sleep Nagpur.
Through Vidarbha to Marathwada. Sleep Aurangabad. Some choose Ajanta-Ellora detour.
NH160 → Nashik → Mumbai. 10 days · 3,400 km · Jagannath darshan complete ✓
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