Jagannath Puri - Mystery of Mighty Krishna's heart

Jagannath Puri

 

Char Dham v t e Puri Rameswaram Dwaraka Badrinath 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.

 

 

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.

 

To get there

 

1. By Air. Biju Patnaik airport at Bhubaneswar is the nearest airport, which is nearly 56 km from the heart of the Puri city. The airport is connected to Delhi and Mumbai. ...
2. By Train. Puri is a major railway junction. ...
3. By Road. Puri is connected with the neighbouring cities through well constructed roads.

Months ranging from October to February are ideal for a visit to Puri as the climate stays cool, pleasant, and soothing during this time. During these months, the climate stays pleasant and Puri tourism also touches its peak hosting the maximum number of visitors.

 

 

 

 

 

The Jagannath Temple at Puri is one of the most revered Vaishnava sites of worship in India. One of the oldest Hindu temples to still be in use, its main shrine was built by Anantavarman of the Chodaganga dynasty in the tenth century.

Jagannath Temple was constructed by King Chodaganga. The king started the construction and Jaga mohan or the assembly hall and Vimana or chariot of the temple were constructed during his reign. Later Anangabhima Deva completed the construction of the temple in 1174AD.

Jagannath is worshipped as Purushottama form of Vishnu, Krishnaite sampradayas, as example, Gaudiya Vaishnavs, have identified him strongly with Krishna. In Gaudiya Vaishnav tradition, Balabhadra is the elder brother Balaram, Jagannath is the younger brother Krishna, and Subhadra is the youngest sister.

Lord Jagannath is a Hindu deity worshipped by devotees in India and across the globe. Lord Jagannath is considered an avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu. In fact, he has the attributes of all the avatars of Lord Vishnu. Lord Jagannath is worshipped in different forms on different occasions.

Brahma Padartha

'Brahma padarthas' are core materials in the four wooden deities of Sri Jagannath temple. These core materials are transferred from the old idols to the new in a metaphor of immortality of soul and its reincarnations.

It tells Arjuna to throw Krishna's heart into the ocean tied to a log. Over aeons, this log floats all the way around from the west coast of Dwarka to the east coast where Puri is located. Jara, the hunter who had killed Krishna, is reborn as a Shabara tribal man named Biswa Basu.