Jagganath Temple

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Group 6:-
Aarush nag Atharva Shinde
Abhigyan Singh Aaryan veer Sanskar Rajput
 What is Jagganath Temple?

Jagganath temple is a temple which is

located in Puri,Odisha which
dedicatedto Jagganath (a form of lord
Vishnu.) It is one of the Char Dham
pilgrimage sites in India, and is also
well-known for the annual chariot
festival or Rath Yatra. If various
legends are to be believed, King
Indradyumn built this holy shrine
after Lord Vishnu blessed and guided
him in his dreams to find Nila
Madhava.
When and How was it built?
• It was constructed by a famous king of Ganga Dynasty Ananta Varman
Chodaganga Deva dating back to 12th century at the seashore Puri.
• According to hinduism King Indradyumna put up for Jagannath the tallest
monument of the world. It was 1,000 cubits high. He invited Lord Brahma, the
cosmic creator, consecrate the temple and the images.Brahma came all the way
from Heaven for this purpose. Seeing the temple he was immensely pleased with
him. Brahma asked Indradyumna as to in what way can he (Brahma) fulfill the
king's desire, since was very much pleased with him for his having put the most
beautiful Temple for Lord Vishnu. With folded hands, Indradyumna said, "My
Lord if you are really pleased with me, kindly bless me with one thing, and it is
that I should be issueless and that I should be the last member of my family." In
case anybody left alive after him, he would only take pride as the owner of the
temple and would not work for the society
The Mystery of the Jagganath Temple
• There is a beleif that people beleive that why dosent any plane or bird fly over
the temple? According to hindu beleif Lord Jagannath is carried by the king of
birds ‘Garuda Dev,' who holds great significance in Hindu literature. According
to Rigveda, Garuda Dev is the divine eagle who acts as a vehicle to Lord Vishnu
and Lord Jagannath is believed to be Lord Vishu's incarnate thus Garuda
carries his temple. So, it is believed that as the king of birds Garuda Dev
himself is protecting and carrying the temple that’s why birds are scared to fly
above the temple. This is the religious belief of the worshippers and priests.
• In any part of the world, you must have witnessed that during daytime, the
wind from sea comes to the land, whereas the wind from the land blows
toward sea at evening. However, in Puri, the geographical laws are also
reversed. Here, just the opposite thing happens.
More mysteries
• An 1800-year-old ritual: Every day a priests climbs atop the temple,
which is as tall as 45 storey building, to change the flag. This ritual has
been in place for 1800 years. It is believed that if this ritual is ever
missed, the temple will remain shut for the next 18 years.
• The Jagannth temple has four doors, and Singhadwaram is the main
door of entrance to the temple. While you enter through
Sindhadwaram, you can clearly hear the sound of waves, but once
you passed the Singhadwaram, simply take a turn and walk back in
the same direction, you will no longer hear the sound of waves. In
fact, you will not hear the sound of waves as long as you are inside
the temple.
 Conclusion
Even though the temple has it’s own
mystery and geology,It is vistiong-
worth temple with its splendid
archietechture to religiosity of the
temple and it’s bhakts.It truly makes
us to know more and awe in wonder
about this temple
 Thank you
Group 6:-
Aarush nag Atharva Shinde
Abhigyan Singh Aaryan veer Sanskar Rajput