6 Mysteries of Jagannath Temple that Surprise You

The many mysteries of Jagannath Temple of Puri

The grand temple of Jagannath Puri, the abode of Lord Krishna, brother Balarama and sister Subhadra, near the golden beach is full of mysteries, including Lord Krishna’s death!

Puri is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites in India and well-known for the annual chariot festival, called the Rath Yatra.

It is said that after Dwapar Yug, Lord Krishna started to reside in Puri after taking took form of Lord Jagannath.  There are a few fascinating facts that are yet to be solved, even by Modern Science! Let’s learn about 6 such Mysteries that have perplexed everyone for ages.

Temple Flag that defeats Science and defies Logic

The flag has a unique phenomenon of fluttering in the opposite direction of wind. Yes, that’s true! It completely defies logic and science here with no explanation why!

You have to see it to believe it!

Flag Hoisting - 1800 year old Ritual

Also it is absolutely breathtaking to see the flags getting changed once during the day. The temple’s main dome is about 40 stories high, which a Pandit climbs the top without any safety harness and changes all the flags there.

It is so believed that if this ritual is ever missed, the temple will have to be closed for 18 years.

Sudarshan or Neel Chakra

Lord Krishna’s main weapon, a Sudarshan Chakra is placed on top of the main dome of the temple. It is 20 feet high and weighs a ton! The unique thing about the chakra is that it is visible from any place or part of Puri. What’s more unique is that it always seems to be facing you, irrespective of which direction you see it from.

No shadow is cast

Such is the mystery of the main structure of the temple that it does not cast its shadow during any part of the day, no matter from where the Sun decides to shine upon it.

Whether this is an engineering marvel or some phenomenon, is best left to your judgment.

Sound of Music

The temple has 4 doors, of which the main one is Singh dwar. It is said that the sound of the waves crashing on the land is no longer audible, the moment you enter through the Singh dwar. But as soon as you take one step outside the Singh Dwar, you can hear the sound of waves again.

Prasadam

The Prasad that is cooked inside the Temple premise never falls short in terms of supply or gets wasted, no matter how many devotees visit the Temple.

Also, the cooking technique has its own uniqueness. 7 jars are placed on top of each other for cooking the prasadam. The prasadam in the top jar gets cooked first, followed by the one below it and so on. Isn’t it astonishing!

Jagannath Temple is so full of mysteries, it only points to some other force that has designed it in such a way!

Read the Hindi version at:
https://www.1pagehindiblog.in/2020/09/11/jagannath-puri-mandir-ke-6-rahasy/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

5 Ms - Before and After

Image
5Ms - Before and After Life is ever evolving, changing, enhancing and upgrading. Technology, urbanization and cultural impact are factors that bring about most changes. And how do these factors come in play? These are inputs from various people, sections, societies, influx and cultures that cause changes to happen, further ignited by vision, foresight, introspection and innovation. Things today are like, just snap your fingers and everything is right in front of you. But then, way back in late 1990s, life and styles were totally different. When I reflect upon our college days, it was a regular Blue Line Bus route. Tickets range between Re. 1 to Rs.5/- while we never paid anything! It was, for us free. The one word to all free travel was Staff . You just had to be confident, outright, and look straight into the eyes of the beholder, the conductor I mean. We happened to travel across the length and breadth of Delhi, in buses, in the sweltering heat, most often sta
Read more

EnjoyMeant

Image
Atop what you see is Jaipur for sure, the beauty around was all to endure! How things unfolded I'll tell in a while, just read on and keep up that smile!  Here we are, finally going to the most sought after tourist destinations in the world, Jaipur. Not with family, not college friends. A new experience out, with office. The preparations were big, the excitement was high, the bags was ready, the wallets were open, chips, biscuits, water, cold and drinks! Rendezvous: office, where else! Total strength: 20, may be 18 Transport: ---- No, it was available but in the month of February, an office trip, spirits so high. And the bus that came to ferry resembled an old school chartered bus, no AC but yes there was 'AWC = adjustable window cooling'. This photograph was taken at a petrol pump on our way back. It should give you a feel as to how disassociated we felt to this bus that we didn't click it! We almost decided to hire another bus, eve
Read more

Trust with Destiny!

Image
Planning for a journey, even if it means travelling within Delhi, can take a toll on your senses! One night prior, the car is all set with the required stuff. With a ll set to go, bags packed for the weekend and as it day already, we plan to rush out. The last checks reveal that the car key is missing. So the mad run around takes place, with me rushing to the car itself, just to see if I left it there! My machine! No. It isn't there. I get a call back from home confirming they have been found. I heave a sense of relief. Heading home, I tell myself of the traffic that we are about to get into. Anyhow, we picked up our bags and reached the car, almost losing out good 15 minutes. Ignition on and AC running, as we are about to start, I am reminded that one mobile phone is left back itself. Whew!! Should we let it be or collect it? We decide that we will take it along. So another 15 minutes gone! We finally start off our 46 kilometer journey, on a Saturday, in our c
Read more