“ରାସକ୍ରୀଡା ପରତତ୍ତ୍ୱ ବିଳାସିନ୍ ଗୋପରକ୍ଷକ । ଗୋପେଶ୍ୱର ! ସହ ବନ୍ଦେ ଗୋପାନି ର୍ଗୋପନାୟକମ ।”“Rasakrisdia paratatwa bilasin goparakhyak | Gopeswar ! saha bande gopani Gorpanayakam |”Lord Gopeswar has established for the protection of […]
Maa Bimala Temple – Inside Jagannath Temple
The Shaki Pitha, Bimala Temple is one of Adi Shaki Pitha . Goddess Bimala is worshipped as a peaceful form of Shakti. Food offered to Jagannath does not become Mahaprasad […]
KANAPATA MAHAVIR story behind the name of Lord Hanuman
It is said that Anjana who was a beautiful Apsara (angel) once in the Heaven, being cursed by Brihaspati the king of Planets, took birth as a monkey in the […]
Flowers Gardens – Inside Jagannath Temple
Flower gardens have been set up on one side from which supplies flowers for the daily use of the deities. The shrines of Chakranarayan,, Siddheswara, Mahavir Hanuman and Dhavaleswara Mahadev […]
Maa Bhubabneswari Temple – Inside Jagannath Temple
Maa Bhubabneswari, is one of Dasa Maha Vdiya. Ten Maha Vidyas are categorized in to three groups mainly by the nature of the respective Goddess. 1) Soumya Koti ( Soft […]
Temples Near Aswadwara – Inside Jagannath Temple
The Aswadwara (Jnana) or Southern Gateway opens to a flight of 10 steps leading to the inner entrance. It is believed that this gateway is the path of Gods and […]
Ananda Bazar – Inside Jagannath Temple
Ananda Bazar (The market area of Mahaprasad ).This is a very large area approximately ( 293 * 223ft )located on the right side of approaching 22 steps of eastern gate. […]
Sun God Temple, Surya Mandir – Inside Jagannath Temple
Close to Laxmi temple, towards east there stands a full-fledged sapta ratha temple dedicated to the Sun God. The temple is consisting of all the components like Vimana, Jagamohan, and […]
Bata Mangala, Devi pitha at Srikhetra
The Mangala Temple located at Puri ( Srikhetra ) is an important Sakti pitha although the temple is of very late origin but the iconographic features of Mangala is very […]