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Chandrabhaga Beach

A wide, calmer shoreline a short drive past Konark — the sunrise beach of the Odisha coast.

Where
Near Konark coastal road south
From the hotel
Along the coast allow an hour
Known for
Sunset and a quieter shore
Swimming
Take care strong surf
Pair with
Konark minutes away
Sunset on the coast Sunset over the Bay of Bengal on the Chandrabhaga coast near Konark
Evening light on the coast near Konark. Photography: see the attribution ledger.
The Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal on the Odisha shore
The open sea that gives this stretch its character.

Near Konark · Beach

Chandrabhaga is one of the popular nearby beaches referenced by travellers pairing Puri with the Sun Temple — a broad stretch of sand where the crowd thins and the horizon feels wider. Its sunrise draws early risers, and the sea here tends to be quieter than Puri's main beach.

How it fits a day

  • Most guests visit Chandrabhaga immediately after Konark — the beach is minutes from the temple complex.
  • For sunrise specifically, time the day around a very early start from the hotel.
  • Swimming conditions differ from Puri Beach; check local flag signals and stay shallow.

Sunrise maths — the front desk can tell you the local sunrise time for your dates and arrange the car the night before. See also the Puri beach guide.

Making a day of it

Konark, then the coast

  1. Morning

    Leave the hotel

    Head south along the coast road. Thirty-five kilometres to Konark, with Raghurajpur on the way.

  2. Midday

    The Sun Temple

    An hour and a half on site before the heat peaks. Guides at the entrance add a lot.

  3. Afternoon

    Down to the water

    Chandrabhaga is minutes from the temple — a long, open shore with far fewer people than Puri.

  4. Evening

    Sunset, then the drive back

    The reason to time the day this way. Plan for the return in the dark and tell the front desk roughly when to expect you.

Swimming. Conditions here are like the rest of this coast — strong surf and changing currents. Treat it as a walking and sunset beach rather than a swimming one.

Pair it with

Minutes away

Chandrabhaga FAQs

Before you go

The short version

This is the sunrise beach

down the coast from Puri, where the sun clears the water instead of setting into it

Pair it with Konark

most people do both in one morning loop, temple first or beach first

Swim only where the locals swim

the sandbank shelves hard and the flags matter here

Keep planning:

Time it from here

A coastal base for the Konark road

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