Lord Jagannath Temple

Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra for Lord Jagannath was commenced recently.

About Jagannath Puri Yatra

Jagannath Puri Yatra is held at one of the Char Dhams called Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.
This festival is the most famous Vaishnavite ritual observed in India and abroad.
On the occasion, devotees pray to three deities – Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Lordess Subhadra.
For this festival, special chariots are built each year.
Similar processions or rath yantras are organized at Jagannath temples across the world.
During festive public procession of Jagannath, devotees visit Puri to see Lord Jagannath in a chariot.

How did this yatra begin?

Images of all the three deities is ceremoniously brought out of the inner sanctum (Garbhagriha) from the chief temple in Jagannath Puri. They are placed in a chariot which is then pulled by volunteers from Jagannath puri temple to Gundicha Temple.

Lord Jagannath Temple

The Jagannath Temple of Puri is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, a form of Vishnu located on the eastern coast of India, in the state of Odisha.
The temple is an important pilgrimage destination and one of the four great 'Char Dham' pilgrimage sites.
The construction of the Jagannath temple was initiated by King Anantavarma Chodagangadeva in 12^th century.
The temple is famous for its annual Rath Yatra, or chariot festival.
Anantavarma Chodagangadeva is also known for building the Sun temple of Konark and Puri is considered as the cultural capital of Odisha.

The Nagara or North Indian Temple Architecture

Nagara is the style of temple architecture which became popular in Northern India.
It is common here to build an entire temple on a stone platform with steps leading up to it.
Unlike in south India, it doesn’t usually have elaborate boundary walls or gateways.
Earliest temples had only one shikhara (tower), but in the later periods, multiple shikharas came.
The garbhagriha is always located directly under the tallest tower.

Source: AIR

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