{"id":19519,"date":"2026-02-06T10:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T04:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19519"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:05:14","slug":"jagannath-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/jagannath-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Jagannath Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Jagannath Temple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The president, who is on a six-day tour to Odisha and Chhattisgarh, offered prayers at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Jagannath Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Hindu temple <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">located in <\/span><b>Puri, Odisha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is dedicated to <\/span><b>Lord Jagannath<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>form of the Hindu deity Vishnu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is believed to have been <\/span><b>built during<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the reign of<\/span><b> King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, of the <\/span><b>Eastern Ganga dynasty,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>12th century.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the <\/span><b>completion <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the temple happened in <\/span><b>1230 AD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under <\/span><b>Anangbheema Deva III, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who also installed the deities in the shrine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ratha Yatra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath temple.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also<\/span><b> one of the four sacred pilgrimage sites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, known as the<\/span><b> Chaar Dhaam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, that hold great significance for Hindus.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Jagannath Temple <\/b><b>Architecture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a striking example of <\/span><b>Kalinga architecture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a distinct style <\/span><b>prevalent in the Odisha region.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The entire temple complex is <\/span><b>enclosed within two concentric walls.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple complex includes shrines, gardens, and sacred tanks, creating a serene atmosphere for devotion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>main templ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e is located <\/span><b>at the center of the inner courtyard on a raised platform.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is constructed in such a way that <\/span><b>no shadow of the temple falls on the ground at any time of the day.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>At the pinnacle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the temple, there is a <\/span><b>20-foot-high chakra (wheel)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is positioned in a way to be visible from any part of the city.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike other temples of the region, the <\/span><b>carvings <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the temples are <\/span><b>predominantly of gods and goddesses. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/president-droupadi-murmu-offers-prayers-at-shree-jagannath-temple-in-puri-odisha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NOA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jagannath Temple is a Hindu temple located in Puri, Odisha. 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