Vishnu templesWORSHIP Jagannath Temple, Puri – Odisha by The Source 8 months ago written by The Source 8 months ago 0 comment Bookmark Share 0FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail 94 FacebookXRedditPinterestEmail Description : The Jagannath Temple is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Vishnu – one of the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism, Puri is in the state of Odisha on the eastern coast of India. The present temple was rebuilt from the 10th century onwards, on the site of pre existing temples in the compound but not the main Jagannatha temple, and begun by Anantavarman Chodaganga, the first king of the Eastern Ganga dynasty.The Puri temple is famous for its annual Ratha Yatra, or chariot festival, in which the three principal deities are pulled on huge and elaborately decorated temple cars. Unlike the stone and metal icons found in most Hindu temples, the image of Jagannath (which gave its name to the English term ‘juggernaut’) is made of wood and is ceremoniously replaced every twelve or 19 years by an exact replica. It is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites.The temple is sacred to all Hindus, and especially in those of the Vaishnava traditions. Many great Vaishnava saints, such as Ramanujacharya, Madhvacharya, Nimbarkacharya, Vallabhacharya and Ramananda were closely associated with the temple. Ramanuja established the Emar Mutt near the temple and Adi Shankaracharya established the Govardhan Math, which is the seat of one of the four Shankaracharyas. It is also of particular significance to the followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, whose founder, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, was attracted to the DEITY, Jagannath, and lived in Puri for many years.About the Temple:LOCATION: Grand Rd, At post, Puri, Odisha 752001.COUNTRY: IndiaNEAREST AIRPORT:Bhubaneswar (BBI). BUILT-IN:1161 CEBUILT-BY:IndradyumnaARCHITECTURE STYLE:Hindu temple architecture, Dravidian architecture, Kalinga architecture.DEITY: Jagannath.FESTIVALS: Ratha YatraChandan YatraSnana YatraNabakalebara.TEMPLE TIMINGS: 6am–9pm.BEST TIME TO VISIT: June to March. You Might Also Like Varasiddhi Vinayakar Temple, Chennai Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Deoghar, Jharkhand Dantewada (Chattisgarh) Palani Murugan Temple, Dindigul Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail The Source Follow Author previous post Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala – Andhra Pradesh next post Bhadrachalam Temple, – Telangana You may also like Bookmark Jillellamudi 8 months ago Bookmark Vitthal Temple, Pandharpur – Maharashtra 8 months ago Bookmark Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, Narasinghapuram – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka – Gujarat 8 months ago Bookmark Bhadrachalam Temple, – Telangana 8 months ago Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ