Science Or The Power Of Lord Jagannath?? 10 Mysteries Of Puri’s Jagannath Temple Which Are Still Unexplained
Puri’s famous Jagannath temple is a very important place for Hindu devotees. It is one of the Char Dham pilgrimages in India. It was built in the 12th century during the era of the Eastern Ganga dynasty’s King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva. The temple is famous for the annual Ratha Yatra or Chariot festival.
This is a sacred place for Hindus, especially the Vaishnava traditions. Saints Adi Shankaracharya, Ramananda and Ramanuja were associated with the temple. All across the world millions of devotees come to this temple to seek blessings of Lord Jagannath throughout the year.
A gist of the mysteries at the temple-
- The flag on top of the Sikhara of the temple always floats in opposite direction of the wind.
- Everyday a priest climbs the dome of the temple which is as tall as a 45 story building and changes the flag.
- One can see the Sudarshan Chakra at any corner of the city of Puri. The installation of the Chakra is also interesting. It had done such a way that you can feel the Chakra is facing towards you irrespective of your position.
- The engineering technique behind the installation is still a secret, how the Chakra was brought all the way and installed on the gopuram 2000 years ago.
- The engineering structure of the temple was so unique that the shadow of the main dome cannot be observed at any time.
- The Prasadam is cooked in earthen pots on the firewoods. Exactly 7 pots are put on top of another. The mystery is the top most pot gets cooked first followed by the bottom pot in order.
- Prasadam cooked in the temple remains same throughout the year, irrespective of the number of devotees visiting everyday. No day does it goes insufficient or wasted.
- Nothing flies above the temple. At any temple in India, birds fly and sit atop the temple except Puri’s Jagannath temple. This is really surprising.
- There are four doors of the Jagannath temple. Singhadwaram is the main door to enter the temple. When you enter the first step of the Singhadwaram you cannot hear the sounds of the wave but when you turn and walk back in the same direction you can hear the wave sound. No sound can be heard until you come out of the temple.
For further information about the temple ,check out this website-
http://noisebreak.com/science-power-lord-jagannath-10-mysteries-puris-jagannath-temple-still-unexplained/
~Sowmyalakshmi R.
Wow !!!! This is amazing. The unfinished idols too have a interesting story . Each and every post in this blog makes me feel about being an Indian. check this link for the unfinished story of the idols .
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copy this link in your web page for the story!!!
-S.Sivanandhini
As I have said earlier, our ancestors have great architectural skills which is amazing. I wonder how long it would take for us to discover those skills .
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The very first point made me think , how it is possible!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing.
-srilalitha r
Our ancestors are really great because they are shining like a stars in every youngsters mind for their incredible work.
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