The Jagannath Temple in Puri, History, Architecture

The 65-meter-tall main temple of Shri Jagannath is an impressive and beautiful Kalinga-style building that is situated on a raised platform. In Puri, there are several Sri Jagannath festivals celebrated throughout the year.

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The Longest Golden Beach Shri Jagannath Temple are Puri's most well-known attractions. It is one of India's four Dhamas - PuriDwarkaBadrinath, and Rameswaram - the holiest of the holies. In Puri, Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath is revered with his sister Devi Subhadra and older brother Mahaprabhu Shri Balabhadra (The Purusottama Kshetra). On the Bejeweled Pedestal are the gods (Ratna Simhassana). The Shri Jagannath Puri Temple, which was constructed in the 12th century in Puri by the famed Ganga Dynasty ruler Ananta Varman Chodaganga Deva, is one of the most spectacular structures in the Indian state of Odisha


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