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[[File:Chandrabhaga beach.jpg|300px|thumb|Chandrabhaga Beach]]
'''Chandrabhaga Beach''' is situated three km east of the Sun temple of [[Konark]], in the [[Puri district]] in the state of [[Odisha]], India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chandrabhaga Beach, Konark|url=http://visitorissa.org/portal/page/portal/OrissaTourism/chandrabhaga_beach|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802034914/http://visitorissa.org/portal/page/portal/OrissaTourism/chandrabhaga_beach|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2012|work=Visit Odisha|publisher=Odisha Tourism|accessdate=31 May 2012}}</ref> It is 30 km from the city of [[Puri]]. Formerly Chandrabhaga was considered a place of natural cure for lepers. Chandrabhaga beach on the coast of Konark becoming India's first to get the [[Blue Flag beach|Blue Flag]] certification — a tag given to environment-friendly clean beaches, equipped with amenities of international standards for tourists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/world/chandrabhaga-beach-gets-blue-flag-tag-heres-what-it-means/articleshow/64473078.cms|title=Infographic: Chandrabhaga beach gets Blue Flag tag, here's what it means - Times of India}}</ref>

[[Chandrabhaga coral reef]], is one of the prominent [[Coral_reefs_in_India|living corals reef of India]] offshore from Chandrabhaga beach.

==Ancient narratives==
It is believed that Samba ([[Krishna]]'s son) after curing leprosy worshiped the Sun God on the river mouth of Chandrabhaga, the river dried up. It is reduced to a dry bed or a narrow trickle. It has been{{when?|date=December 2018}} an ideal place for religious activity.

According to another ancient narrative reference, Chandrabhag, the daughter of a sage, caught the attraction of the [[Surya |Sun God]] by her magical charm. The God came down to seek her hand in love. Chandrabhaga did not offer herself to the God. Maddened by romantic pangs, the God chased after a frightened Chandrabhaga, who jumped into the river and killed herself, thus succeeding in protecting her chastity. As a mark of tribute to her sacrifice, every year on the 7th day of the full-moon fortnight of Magha month, people from all over the state and outside gather to take a holy dip in the river that is reduced to a shallow pool, to offer their prayers to the Sun God and to enjoy the sunrise.<ref>{{cite web|title= Puri: Tourism|url= http://puri.nic.in/tourism.htm|work= National Informatics Centre, Puri|publisher= Puri District Administration|accessdate= 31 May 2012|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120426194540/http://puri.nic.in/tourism.htm|archivedate= 26 April 2012|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

Chandrabhaga's sacrifice might have been forgotten, but the place which bears her name is remembered as a holy shrine and as the place of the Rising Sun. It continues to inspire religious and meditative activities. It has been a big hunting-ground for poets, artists and lovers. A moment's pause at Chandrabhaga is believed{{by whom?|date=December 2018}} to be a great fatigue-healer. Numerous visitors to Konark make Chandrabhaga a positive{{huh?|date=December 2018}} stop. A lighthouse can be found close to Chandrabhaga.

Chandrabhaga is rich in marine resources. A large colony of fishermen from migration maximum people belongs to rural areas of [[Vishakhapatnam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] beside the dried river-mouth.{{cn|date=December 2018}}

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==External links==
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