Landscape of Jagannath temple
Puri is one of the four holy dhamas of India (The otheres are Dvaraka, Badarinath and Rameshvaram). It is located 60km from Bhubaneshwar, on the coast of the Bay Of Bengal. Puri is called Sri Purushottama Dhama, the abode of the Lord Vishnu on earth. Other names are Sri
Abode of Lord of the universe – History of Jagannath Puri
King Indradyumna was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu and was eager to meet him face to face. Once a brahmana came to the palace of the King Indrayumna and told him about an incarnation of Lord Vishnu named Nila Madhava. The king then sent different
Remuna
Famous temple of Kshira-chora Gopinatha, the Krishna Deity who stole condensed milk (Kshira) for His dear-most devotee, Sr Madhavendra Puri, lies in a small pastoral village named Remuna in the Balasore (Baleshwar) district of Orissa. Balasore is halfway between Puri and Kolkata, is the nearest railway junction
Alarnath
This is also known as Brahmagiri. It is about 25 km from Jagannath puri. The word anavasara is used when Shri Jagannathaji cannot be seen in the temple before Ratha Yatra. After the bathing ceremony (snana-yatra), Lord Jagannatha apparently becomes sick. He is therefore removed to
Sakshi Gopala
This is 20km west of Jagannatha Puri in a town called Saksi-Gopala. It is easily reachable by taxi, bus or train. Vrajranabha (Sri Krishna’s great-grandson) installed two Gopala Deities in Vraja Mandala: Saksi-Gopala and Madna Gopala (Madana Mohana). The Saksi-Gopala Deity here, being 5000 years old,
Shweta Ganga
Shweta Ganga is one of the Panca Mukti Tirthas of Sri Kshetra Dhama. This large sacred bathing tank is located just opposite Ganga Mata Math. Puri residents say that Ganga-devi personally resides here in the form of Shweta Ganga so that she can regularly take darsan and
Bhajana Kutir of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
Kutir is on top of the hill behind Purusottma Gaudiya Math, which stands on the hilly sand dune known as Cataka Parvata on the road leading to Tota Gopinatha temple. Main temple houses Deities of Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhara and Radha-Vinoda Madhava Jiu. Inside the bhajana kutira are Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Markandeya Sarovar
This reservoir is situated south west of Jagannath temple. It is one of the Pancha tirthas in Puri Dham. Markandeya Muni resides here and worships the form of Lord Shiva known as Markandesvara Mahadeva. It is started in Skanda Purana that Puri dham is never destroyed, even
Jagannatha Vallabha Garden
This a very important place of pilgrimage because several wonderful pastimes enacted here, After the Rathayatra when Their Lordships Sri Sri Jagannatha-Baladeva-Subhadra relaxes in the Gundicha Temple, Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu took rest here for 9 days.Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu used to meet Sri Ramananda Raya who was His
Balagandi
Balagandi is a place in between Jagannath Temple and Gundicha Mandir. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu passtimes in Balagandi: When they reached the place called Balagandi, Lord Jagannatha stopped His car and began to look left and right. On the left side, Lord Jagannatha saw a neighbourhood of brahmanas and a