Jagannath temple is a

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

temple at

Nayagarh Nayagarh is both a town and the municipality headquarters of the Nayagarh District, Nayagarh district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Odisha. Geography Nayagarh is located at with an average elevation of 178 metres ( ...

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, India. It was erected by Vinayak Singh Mandhata in between 1788 and 1808 CE. The architect of the unfinished temple was the father of the poet Yadumani. Jagannath temple at Laxmi Prasad area was erected by Jadunath Mangaraja, a king of Khandapada. It was reconstructed in 1972 by one Sri Nilakantha Sahu. Jagannath temple at Khandapada was erected by the king of Khandapada. The temple is in pancharatha Rekha Deula style, while the

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and Natamandapa are in Pidha Deula style. The idol of

Jagannath Jagannath (; formerly ) is a Hindu deity worshipped in regional Hindu traditions in India as part of a triad along with (Krishna's) brother Balabhadra, and sister, Subhadra. Jagannath, within Odia Hinduism, is the supreme god, '' Purushot ...

called DadhiVanana was brought from the temple at Tikiripada and installed here. The idols from this temple were installed there. Jagannath temple at Tikiripada was constructed with the stones of the tomb of Gosinha Daitya, a demon ruling in this area in the past, whose fort is located inside Baisipalli, also known as Gosinhagarh during the epic period. The first temple was constructed in 1850. It was due to the flood of the

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in that year. The Jagannath temple at Ranpur was erected by King Udhaba Singh in 1324-1363 CE. The Jagannath temple at Daspalla is also an old one and Rajapratisthita. Jagannath temple at Sikharpur (Saranakul) is a unique one where bread (

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) is offered to the Lord, his queen built the Mukhashala. Main festival here is

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and

Snana Yatra The Snana Yatra (), also spelt Snana Jatra, is a bathing festival of deities celebrated on the ''purnima'' ( full moon day) of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. It is the auspicious birthday of Jagannath. It is an important festival for Hindus. Thi ...

Images

Image:Jagannatha naya.jpg, Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra in

temple, another shrine for Jagannath

References

the maganamous temple in Nayagarhhow shaivite kings built jagannath temple
* D. B. Garnayak, Pradhan. Dr. S
Report on Jagannath Temple, KhandapadagarhIndira Gandhi National Centre For The Arts
* R. P. Mohapatra, 1986, Archaeology in Orissa, Vol. I, New Delhi.

External links

(Veda encyclopedia)

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