There are 13 interesting facts about Jagannath Puri temple:-
One of the centres of faith of Hindus is Jagannath Puri of Lord Jagannath. This ancient temple built in the 10th century is one of the Sapta Puris. Today in this article we are telling you about the interesting and amazing facts related to the Jagannath Puri temple.1. The most special thing of Puri is that Lord Jagannath himself, whose unique form cannot be found anywhere else. Their vigilance made of neem wood is wonderful in itself, which is said to be that it is merely a shell. Lord Krishna himself is present inside it.
2. The flutter flag on the peak of the Jagannath temple always remains in the opposite direction of the wind.
3. Wherever you are in the holy place, the Sudarshan Chakra on the temple will always be seen in front.
4. This is the Mahaprasad of Jagannath ji. Seven utensils are placed on each other to make offerings in the temple. And offerings are cooked by burning wood. But in the process but the offering of the top utensil is cooked first.
5. On the beach, air comes towards the ground in the daytime, and in the evening, on the contrary, but in Puri the air flows towards the sea in the day and towards the temple at night.
6. The shadow of the main dome does not fall on the ground at any time.
7. In the temple, from a few thousand people to two million people eat food. Still, there is no shortage of food. All the time the reserves are full for the whole year.
8. We have seen birds sitting and flying at the summit of most temples. This thing of Jagannath temple will start to surprise you that no bird passes over it.
9. You can not hear the sounds of the ocean waves when you enter the Sinhalwar. But as soon as the steps come out, the music of the waves starts falling in the ears.
10. A priest keeps changing the flag on the 45-storey peak of the temple everyday. It is believed that if the flag is not changed for one day then the temple will be closed for 18 years.
11. The temple's kitchen is the world's largest cook house. 500 cooks and 300 his colleagues are working to make Mahaprasad, who is offering Lord Jagannath in a huge kitchen.
12. Some historians think that in the place of this temple there was a Buddhist stupa in the east. Gautam Buddha had a tooth in that stupa. Later, it was delivered to its present state, Candy, Sri Lanka. In this period Buddhism was absorbed by the Vaishnavite community, when Jagannath Archana gained popularity. It came about in the tenth century, when the Somvanshi state was running in Orissa.
13. Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, the great Sikh emperor, donated abundant gold to this temple, which was more than that given to him by the Golden Temple, Amritsar. In his last days, he also had a wish that the world famous Kohinoor diamond, which is still the most valuable and the largest diamond in the world, should be donated to this temple. But this could not possibly be possible, by that time, the British had seized all their royal property by having their right over Punjab. Varna Kohinoor diamond, Lord Jagannath's crowning glory.
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