• Puri • Odisha
Religious PlaceThe Jagannath Temple is a historic Hindu temple located in Puri on the eastern coast of India, dedicated to Sri Jagannath — an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The present structure was substantially developed in the 12th century by King Anantavarman Chodaganga of the Eastern Ganga dynasty, and it stands on the site of earlier shrines. The temple is a central pilgrimage site in the Char Dham circuit and is renowned for its unique wooden deities, which are ceremonially replaced in a ritual called Nabakalebara every 12–19 years.
The temple complex includes multiple smaller shrines, and its most celebrated festival is Ratha Yatra, where the principal deities — Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra — are placed on giant wooden chariots and pulled through the streets to the Gundicha Temple. The temple is administered by the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee.
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