According to Hindus, there are four dhams - Badrinath, Dwarka, Rameshwaram and Puri. It is believed that when Vishnu, the maintainer of the universe, visited the Char Dham, he first went to Badrinath and took a bath, then went to Dwarka in Gujarat and changed his clothes there. After that he went to Dwarka and had lunch at Puri in Odisha and the last he rested at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. There is a temple of Lord Shri Jagannath in Puri.
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The Puri temple has wooden idols of King Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and his sister Subhadra. There are many such features of the Jagannath temple, and there are many such interesting stories related to the temple that persist even today.
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There is a fact associated with the temple that when Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, left his body and got burnt, his whole body, without a heart, came together into the five elements. It is believed that the heart of Lord Krishna keeps on beating like a living person. That heart is said to still be preserved and contained within the wooden idol of Sri Jagannath.
Miracles things of the temple
Flag flying upside down from the wind: The red flag is seen continuously flying in the wrong direction of the wind over the Shri Jagannath Temple. Every evening the flag at the top of the temple is changed by the individual.
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The shadow of the dome is not formed: it is usually the largest and tallest temple in the world. The temple is spread over an area of 4,000 square feet [214 square meters] and is 214 feet high. If you stand near the temple, you cannot see Gubang. The shadow of the dome is not visible at any time of the day.
Miracle Sudarshan Chakra: From anywhere in Puri, if you look at the Sudarshan Chakra at the top of the temple, you will always see it in front. It is also known as Nilachakra. It is made of Ashtadhatu and is considered the most sacred.
Wind Direction: On normal days the wind blows from sea to land and vice versa that evening, but in Puri it is the opposite.
On many beaches, the wind often blows from sea to land, although here the wind blows from land to sea.
Birds do not fly over the temple: No bird has ever been seen flying above the temple. Even the plane does not fly over this temple. Birds are not seen flying over the temple and till date no bird has been found sitting on the roof of the temple. Whereas in the roof of many temples in India, birds are seen sitting here and there or flying.
World's largest kitchen: 500 chefs with 300 friends prepare Prasad. About 20 lakh volunteers will have food here. It is said that the prasad in the temple is only for a few thousand people, yet it fills the stomach of lakhs of people. Not even a single quantity of Prasad is wasted.
The first of the seven untensil the food burning in the untensil: In the temple kitchen, seven utensils are stacked on top of each other to make the offerings and everything is wooden. Surprisingly, the dish in the lower vessel should be prepared first, but it is the opposite, the contents of the upper vessel are cooked first.
The sound of the sea: When you enter the lion gate of the temple the first step (from inside the temple) no sound made by the sea is heard. As soon as you cross the stairs (from outside the temple), you will be able to hear.
The idols of Jagannath have been changed every twelve years: Shri Krishna is called Jagannath. Jagannath is accompanied by his brother Balabhadra (Balarama) and her sister Subhadra. All these three idols are made of wood.
The idols are changed here once every twelve years. Idols are made new, but the form and form remain the same. It is said that the heart of God resides in those idols.
the world's biggest Rath Yatra: In this month of Ashadh, Shri Jagannath and his brothers and sisters ride on the chariot and go to the house of their auntie Queen Gundicha. This Rath Yatra takes place only in Purushottam Kshetra. Queen Gundicha was very devoted to Lord Jagannath and was the life partner of King Indradyumna, which is why the queen is called the Mausi of Lord Jagannath.
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The Lord stays with his aunt for eight days. The return journey is of Ashadh Shukla Dashami. And most importantly, the chariot does not move until Gajapati Maharaja of Puri sweeps the gold.
Hanumanji protected Jagannath from the sea: It is believed that the ocean had broken the Jagannath temple thrice. It is said that Mahaprabhu Jagannath appointed Maruthi (Hanumanji) to rule the sea here, although at times Hanuman also visits Jagannath-Balabhadra and Subhadra.
They went to the city to see the Lord, and the sea followed them into the city. Angered by this reason for Kesarinandan Hanumanji, Jagannath Mahaprabhu tied Hanumanji with a gold chain. There is an ancient and famous Bedi Hanuman temple on the beach in Jagannath Puri itself.
History of Jagannath Temple and Wooden Idol
The earliest evidence of this temple is found in the Vanparva of Mahabharata. According to which one day Lord Jagannath appeared in the dream of Indradyumna, the stunning king of Malwa. In a dream Lord Jagannath told Indradyumna that "There is an idol of me in a cave in the Nilachal mountain, which is called Nilamadhav. You should build a temple and install this idol of mine in it. The next day the king sent his close one." The friend sent Brahmin Vidyapati along with soldiers to bring the idol to Nilachal mountain.
Vidyapati had heard that the people of the Sabar dynasty worshiped Nilamadhav and hid this idol of their deity in the cave of Nilachal Parvat. He also knew that Vishwavasu, the head of the Sabar dynasty, was a worshiper of Nilamadhava, who hid the idol in the cave and did not hand over the idol to the king easily.
Chatur Vidyapati was married to the chief's daughter. And finally he reaches the cave with the help of his wife and steals the idol and hands it to King Indradyumna. When Vishwavasu learns that the idol of his beloved deity has been stolen, he is deeply saddened. Seeing his devotee unhappy, the Lord also became sad and returned to the cave in the form of an idol, but at the same time promised King Indradyumna that he would come back to him if he built a huge temple one day. Him.
After some years, the king built a huge temple of Lord Jagannath and asked the Lord to sit in the temple. God said that you bring a big piece of tree floating in the sea to make my idol, which is coming from Dwarka to Puri after swimming in the sea. The king's servants also got a piece of that tree, but together they could not lift that tree. Then the king understood that in this problem the help of Vishwavasu, the head of the Kripan dynasty, an exclusive devotee of Nilamadhav, would have to be taken. Everyone was stunned when Vishwavasu alone took the heavy wood and brought it to the temple.
After this it was the turn to make the idol of God out of wood. But even after lakhs of efforts of all the artisans of the city, no one got the girl. After this Lord Vishwakarma appeared in the guise of an old craftsman and appeared in front of the king and said that he can make an idol, but he has a condition that he will do the work of making the idol for 21 days. No one should be near him while making the idol. The king also accepted this condition. After this, the sounds of saws, chisels, and hammers kept coming to the people from the closed room. Meanwhile, the king's wife Gundicha also reached near the closed room but Gundicha did not hear any sound. Gundicha was afraid whether the artisan was dead or not. The queen narrated this story to the king. There was no sound coming from inside, so the king felt the same way. Ignoring all the conditions and warnings, the king ordered the door of the room to be opened.
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When the door of the room was opened, no one was there. 3 unfinished idols were found from there, Lord Nilamadhav and his brother had small hands, but their legs were not formed, while Subhadra's hands and feet were not formed at all. The king understood that the old man would never come again. The king accepted the wish of God and installed these unfinished idols. Since then till today all the three brothers and sisters are sitting in this form in Jagannath temple.
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