Among the various Places to visit in puri, there are many significant places in the nearby city of Puri that are almost always included in most of the Puri Tour Packages. One of them is the Sudarshan Craft Museum which is located at Station Road, Puri, approximately 2 kilometres from the Puri Junction.

Shri Sudarshan Sahoo started the Sudarshan Craft Museum in the year 1977 with the help of the Government of Odisha. Shri Sudarshan Sahoo is an Indian Sculpture Artist from Puri, Odisha. He has received India’s second-highest civilian award, that is, the Padma Vibhushan recently in the year 2021. Earlier in the year 1988, he got the Padma Shri, which is the fourth highest Civilian Award in the Country.

Things To Do In Sudarshan Craft Museum

The museum exhibits many great pieces of art including the ones created with the mind and expertise of none other than Sudarshan Sahoo himself. It has various wood-carved sculptures and artifacts, along with carvings out of stones, glass etc. The museum also has several handicraft items and beautiful paintings. Inside the museum is a majestic and beautiful Buddhist temple, made in a Japanese style. The Sudarshan Craft Museum also has a very intricate library and even a workshop for learning and experience of those who visit this place and show their interests in trying their hand at art. Students and Connoisseurs of art are bound to be spell-bound by this place’s aura. This place is also a place of great learning for art enthusiasts. Visitors can reach very easily here by means of local transport like Buses or Cars.