Sri Jagannath Temple Timings – Puri

 

Sri Jagannath temple is located in Puri in the state of Odhisa.

Lord Jagannath is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, other deities are his elder brother Balabhadra and Sister Subhadra.

All of them are wooden idols sit on a throne.

Balabhadra is six feet tall, Jagannath is five feet tall, and Subhadra is four feet tall.

Here the deities are made from wood and is ceremoniously replaced every twelve or nineteen years by an exact replica.

There are many shrines in the temple complex among them Vimala temple is considered as one of the most important Shaktipeetas where Goddess Sati’s Navel fell.

The flags tied to the temple’s Neela Chakra are changed every day at Sunset in a ritual that’s been going on for 800 years.

Koili Baikuntha where Lord Krishna was believed to have been cremated after being accidentally killed by hunter Jara Savara. It’s in the northwest corner of the temple.

During the Nabakalebar ritual, new idols of Lord Jagannath are carved out of wood and the old ones are buried there.

A small museum called Niladri Vihari near the western gate, dedicated to Lord Jagannath and the incarnations of Lord Vishnu.

The world’s largest kitchen where the mahaprasad is cooked in clay pots. Apparently, the kitchen produces enough food to feed one lakh people each day.

Hathidwara, Vyaghradwara and Ashwadwara are the three other entrances from where people can enter the temple.

First temple was built in 12^th Century.

This temple is famous for its Rathayatra.

Many great saints were closely associated with the temple.

Non – Hindus are not permitted to enter the temple.

This temple is also among the holiest Chardham temples the other three are Rameswaram, Badrinath and Dwaraka.  

Important festivals celebrated are Rathayatra, Sayana Yatra, Daksinayana, Parshwa Parivartana, Seva Utthapana, Pravarana Sasthi, Pushyavisheka, Makara Sankranti, Dola Yatra, Damanaka Chaturdashi, Akshaya Trutiya & Chandan Yatra and Neeladri Mahodaya.

Best Time to visit – September to February.

Temple Timings

5.00 am to 11.30 pm

Pooja Schedule :

4.30 am – Opening of doors (Dwaraphita)

5.30 am – Mangala Alati (auspicious lamp offering)

6.00 am – Mailam (removal of floral decoration)

6.30 am – Abakasha

7.45 am – Surya Puja

8.30 am – Gopal Ballav Bhoga

9.00 am to 10.00 am – Sakala Dhupa

11.30 am – Bhoga Mandap

6.00 pm – Sandhya Alati

6.30 pm to 8.00 pm – Sandhya Dhupa

9.00 pm to 10.00 pm – Badasinghara Besha

10.30 pm to 11.00 pm – Badasinghara Dhupa

11.30 pm – Khataseja Lagi, Pahuda

 

How to reach the Temple

60 kms from Bhubaneswar

 

Nearby Temples

Puri, Sri Markandeswara Swamy Temple – 500 mts

Puri, Jambeswar Temple – 1 km

Puri, Sri Loknatha Temple – 2 kms

Puri, Sri Nrusingha Temple – 3 kms

Puri, Chakra Tirtha Temple – 3 kms

Puri, Sri Gundicha Temple – 4 kms

Puri, Sri Sakshigopal Temple – 21 kms

Konark, Konark Sun Temple – 36 kms.