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A photo of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha taken at around 6:30 AM on October 8th 2024. Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Hindu Sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India. [1] [2] The temple is attributed to king Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty ...
Clockwise from top: Jagannath Temple, Puri, Chandrabhaga Beach,Pipili Applique Work, Mahaprasad (Jagannath Temple), Konark Sun Temple, Chilika Lake, Raghurajpur Pattachitra Location in Odisha Coordinates: 19°48′58″N 85°49′59″E / 19.816°N 85.833°E / 19.816;
As per temple records, King Indradyumna of Avanti built the main temple of Jagannath at Puri. [2] The present temple was rebuilt from the eleventh century onwards, on the site of the pre-existing temples in the compound, but not the main Jagannath temple, and begun by Anantavarman Chodaganga, the first king of the Eastern Ganga dynasty. [3]
According to folklore, there was a diamond in the centre of the idol which reflected the sun rays that passed. In 1627, the then Raja of Khurda took the Sun idol from Konark to the Jagannath temple in Puri. The Sun temple belongs to the Kalingan school of Indian temple architecture. The alignment of the Sun Temple is along the east–west ...
Further, in many Jagannath temples of central and eastern regions of India, the Shiva icons such as the Linga-yoni are reverentially incorporated, since Lord Shiva is a Vaishnav according to the conclusion of Srimad Bhagavatam, he protects Sri Jagannath Temple from external calamities, just like he does so in his form of Hanuman for the palace ...
Jagannath Temple, Dibrugarh. The Jagannath Temple is situated in Khanikar, approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) from Dibrugarh city along the Dibrugarh-Tinsukia bypass road. Dibrugarh railway station is approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) from the temple, and Dibrugarh airport is around 12 km (7.5 mi) away. [6]
The present structure of the temple, with a new look, has been built in 2007. The Gajapati Raja of Puri honoured the inaugural function of the new Temple on June 20, 2007. Rath yatra is the main festival of the deities. [5] The temple is at a distance of 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Sabara Shreekhetra Koraput.
Jagannath Temple is a Hindu temple in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India's 17th-century temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath. It was built by king of Barkagarh Jagannathpur Thakur Ani Nath Shahdeo , in 1691. Completed on 25 December 1691, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it is located about 10 km from the main town.