Lord Vishnu Puja at Jagannath Temple in Puri
Acharya Karan V – Set on the far eastern coast of Indian subcontinent in Odisha is one of the most revered temple of Hindus –famous for Lord Vishnu Puja i.e. Jagannath Temple in Puri. So much venerated the temple is that it has earned a respectful place as one of the “Char Dhams” or pilgrimages every Hindu wishes to visit before leaving for his final journey. Devotees of Lord Vishnu and Shri Krishna (incarnation of Lord Vishnu) consider the temple to be a sanctum – one they consider to be divine abode of the God and they come from all over the globe to attend Lord Vishnu Puja at Jagannath Temple in Puri every year.
Built in 12th century on the top of its predecessor by the King AnantVarman of Eastern Ganga Dynasty, the temple has survived the ravages of time and the foreign invasions. The idol of Lord Jagannath in the temple is carved out of wood unlike other idols made of metals. The wooden idol is replaced every twelve or nineteen years with a freshly carved-out replica. The temple is held extremely sacred by the “Gaudiya Vaishnavism” propounded by Chaintya Mahaprabhu. The passion and devotion towards the Lord Jagannath (Vishnu) is quite visible during the annual ceremony of “Rath Yatra” when the idols of three temple deities are ceremoniously and reverently placed on mammoth chariots and pulled by the devotees ecstatically displaying religious fervour. The three primary residing deities of the temple are Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra whose idols are decorated reverently as per the season.
Impressed by the feelings of devotion and admiring the respect people gave to Shri Jagannath Temple, Maharaja Ranjit Singh also donated massive amount of gold to the temple. Almost all of the great “Acharyas” and “Gurus” like Kabir, Guru Nanak, Adi Shankaracharya, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Tulsiads in Hinduism have visited the temple, enhancing its sacredness and authenticity in the mind of the devotees. Any Hindu planning to go for a pilgrimage aspires to visit Shri Jagannath Temple as it has earned the title of one of the famous “Char Dhams”, the other three being Rameshwaram, Badrinath and Dwarka. Apart from the famous Lord Vishnu Puja at Jagannath Temple in Puri, it is also credited to be having the largest kitchen of the world, with pure vegetarian food being cooked without onion and garlic. The “Prasad” prepared is given to thousands of people accumulated here daily to have blessings from the Lord.
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