Puri Jagannath temple

Puri Jagannath temple History, Timings, Darshan

Puri Jagannath temple History

From the inscriptions, it is known that this temple was built during the reign of Anantha Burman Choda Ganga Deva in the 12th century AD. The main deity resides here with Subadra and Balabadra. Vishnu Purana, Brahma Purana, Agni Purana, Padma Purana did mention the sanctity of Puri temple. This one the Chardham temples across the Indian subcontinent.

As per the Legend, As per the Instructions from Lord Brahma, King Indradyumna sent 3 Brahmins in search of  Nila Madhava, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Two Brahmins returned the kingdom but last Brahmin, Vidyapati took shelter at Tribal Chieftain, Visvavasu’s residency. He eventually married Chieftain’s daughter Lalita. Vidyapati was suspicious about Visvavasu’s movements. Lalita revealed that her father used to worship Nila Madhava. On Lalita’s request, Visvavasu took him to Nila Madhava by tieing his eyes. Vidyapati played a trick by carrying mustard seeds to place it along the path. While Visvavasu went out to collect flowers for the Pooja. A divine voice instructed Vidyapati to let Indradyumna know about his Whereabouts.

King Indradyumna and Vidyapati did not find Nila Madhava who reached the place by tracking Mustard seed plants. A divine voice said that King collected the wood floating on the shores of Puri and thought of carving Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu disguised himself as an old carpenter and approached the King in carving the images of Lord Vishnu with the condition that one should not open doors for 21 days. After 15 days, as there are no traces of Sound inside the temple, Gundica, the queen requested the King to open the doors. When the king opened the door, the unfinished images of  Jagannatha, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarsana were found. No trace of carpenter inside.

Puri Jagannath temple Timings

2:00 am – 12:00 am

How to reach Puri Jagannath temple?

By Air

1. The nearest airport is at Bhubaneswar which is 64 km away.

By Train

1. The nearest railway station is at Khurda Road Station which is 44 km, from Puri. The direct trains are available from all parts of India.

By Road

1. Temple can be reached from Bhubaneswar station.

Puri Jagannath temple images

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