Rath Yatra 2024: Puri, one of the most splendiferous places in Odisha, attracts thousands of tourists daily for its famous temple courtyard and sea beach. However, it is obvious how millions of tourists get attracted to a merely temple. One must realise that it is not an ordinary temple but an extra ordinary synagogue with […]
THE CONCEPT OF PATITAPABANA IN JAGANNATH CUITURE
Patitapabana, Lord Jagannath is the principle deity and devine master of the state of the odisha.The importance of Lord Jagannath has been fostered in the fields of religion, faith, social values, business, literature, art, and architecture in Odisha. Hence, Lord Jagannath is considered the clan god of Odisha. During religious offerings for the fore-fathers once […]
The Greatness of Purusottam Kshetra: Lord Jagannath Dham Puri, also called Shreekshetra
The Skanda Purana (Vaishnav Khanda), the largest of all Puranas, narrates the greatness of the Purusottam Kshetra. It contains eighty-eight thousand and one hundred slokas (stanzas). Once, while Sage Jaimini was describing the greatness of Purusottam Kshetra to the assembled sages, all of them curiously asked him, “Where is Purusottam Kshetra?” Jaimini replied that Purusottam […]
The history of Shree Jagannath’s establishment at Shree Khetra Puri in Odisha.
In Odisha, when did Shree Jagannath worship begin? It has not been determined to date. To prove its antiquity and tribal relationship, the researchers take refuge in various fictional arguments, but none of them match reality. To prove this antiquity, researchers have tried to show that there are facts in the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Vedas, etc. […]