Sri Kshetra or Puridham or Puri, the holy city in the state of Odisha in eastern India, has been an important pilgrimage destination for the Hindus since time immemorial . It is also known as Jagannath Dham, Purusottama Dham, Nilachala, Nilagiri, Niladri, Purusottama Kshetra and Sankha Kshetra. It is one of the Char Dham (Char=four, Dham=abode) which the Hindus consider to be the most sacred of all pilgrimages. The other three are Dwarka in the west, Badrinath in the north and Rameswaram in the southern part of India.
There are four hermitages of four important sages at Puri. They are at four directions of Sriksetra. These Asramas are considered as old as the Ksetra. These Asramas are – Angira Asrama (after the name of the sage Angira)- It is situated in the east side of the temple at Dolamandap Sahi. Vrgu Asrama (after… read more »
Another tank is also considered a sacred tirtha of Puri although references are not available in literature. This tank is known as Narendra tank after the name of Raja Narendra Dev, the son of the Kapilendra Dev. It is said that the foundation of the Great Jagannatha Temple was led from the Narendra Tank. Maharaja… read more »
Next to the great Jagannatha Temple, the most important sanctuary of the Jagannatha is the Gundica Temple. The distance between the gate of Jagannatha Temple and Gundica Temple is exactly 8327 feet (2688.0696 meters). This is also known as Yajnavedi, the birth place of Lord Jagannatha. Every year during Ratha Yatra God used to go… read more »