Jagannath

The Story of Lord Jagannath.

Jagannath, the master of the universe, the original incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

According to legend, many thousands of years ago in India lived a king who was a great admirer of Vishnu. And on that day rumors reached him that in one village Vishnu was worshiped in his ravished form. Upon learning of this, he sent his assistant to this village to clarify the information. He went to this village and found out that he could not see the shrine. But she can marry a girl from this village, and if her father wants, he can see the statue of Vishnu.

He married one girl and then asked her father about the statue. Her father replied that he could see the statue, but he must go to the statue with his eyes closed. He agreed and he led him to the statue. They walked to the middle of the forest, and when they got there he took off the bandage. And I saw a miracle. He had never seen such a thing.

Returning to the king, he told him all that he had seen, and together they went to this place. But when they came, they did not see anyone in the village and the temple in the forest was empty. The king was disappointed and went into the castle.

But at night he saw a dream, where God told him, "You must bring that log kotopo you will wait at the shore in the morning." He woke up and sent his people to the bank. They brought a log that was by the shore. Many masters came to him, but nobody could cut off a piece of this log. But one man came in white clothes and said that he could make a statue, but on one condition that no one would disturb him for 30 days. The king agreed and the master set to work. It took 29 days, and the Queen wanted to see the work of the master. She said this to the king and they opened the workshop door. But they saw only the workpiece of statues, without hands and feet, and the sculptor was not there.

The king realized that this is the form of Vishnu, and carried the statues to Puri where he built the temple. The temple is located in Puri, Orissa, India.

Jagannath Temple, Puri

Jagannath Temple in Puri, one of the most famous temples in India. The temple was built in the XI century and is dedicated to Lord Jagannath. In the temple there are 3 deities, Jagannath, Subhadra and Baladeva. Temple enters Char Dham (4 main Vaishnavism temples). Every day hundreds of believers and pilgrims come to the temple.