A temple town on the coast
Puri's identity rests on two pillars — the Jagannath temple and its associated pilgrimage economy, and the beachfront that has made it a long-standing coastal holiday destination. Together these give the city a landscaping demand base built almost entirely around hospitality and religious institutional properties rather than the more typical residential and industrial mix seen in most Indian cities, and this shapes both the scale and the seasonality of enquiries from Puri quite distinctly.
River rocks, black pebbles and natural river pebbles are the materials most in demand here, chosen for their durability and their suitability to both temple-adjacent courtyards and the more design-conscious hotel gardens along the beachfront.