Jagannath



Jagannath

Lord Jagannath

HIS name is a combination of two words, ‘Jagan’ meaning world and’ Nath’ meaning Lord. The incarnation of Lord Vishnu or Lord Krishna who is worshipped along with his brother Balarama and his sister Subhadra.

Jagannath is the deity worshipped in the Indian states by Hindus and Buddhists. HE is the Lord of the Universe. Worshipped in Orissa, West Benagl, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Gujarat, Assam, Manipur, and Tripura and hindus belonging to Bangladesh. Jagannath is known to be the incarnation or Lord Vishnu (the supreme God) or by some people, avatar of Lord Krishna. It is interesting to note here that HE is never worshipped alone, he is worshipped along with his brother and sister.

The icon of Lord Jagannath has a dark complexion while his brother and sister are white and orange in complexion respectively. The trio is seated on a jewelled platform and are

carved in a wooden stature having large, big eyes and with stumps as hands. The legs of the deity are not depicted in the icon. The rituals and worship procedures are very different from those of classical Hindu diety. Also HE is carved on wood whereas the other Hindu deity are made of metal of stone. The origin of Bhagwaan Jagan Nath lacks a clear vedic reference, the evolution has been subject to contradictory views and debate. HIS most famous temple is established in Puri. This temple is included in the most important Hindu Pilgrimage places also known as Char Dham in India. This temple is known as the Shri Mandir to the devotees. As per the tradition, non Hindus are prohibited to enter the temple. There are many more temples all over India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. In the Baisakh temple of Bali, located in Indonesia, an ancient idol of Devta has been found. In Puri, HE is celebrated with a pomp in a festival known as Rath Yatra where the trio, Jagannath along with his two deities, comes out of the Garbhagriha of the chief temple (BadaDeula) are transported to Gundichatemple, 3 kms away in three chariot drawn by the devotees.

Benefits of worshipping Lord Jagannath

It is believed that worshipping HIM with a pure heart can fulfil all the wishes of the devotees and any kind of hurdle coming in the way of an important work can be easily removed. The Puja requires chanting of mantras by the devotees, which can also be performed by a Purohit.

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Puja will be done with right vidhi vidhan through experienced purohits.

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