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The Legend Of Lord Jagannath
Lord Jagannath is a popular deity in Hinduism. The most famous temple of Lord Jagannath exists in Puri which is located in the state of Odisha. Every year the Rath Yatra procession is carried out with great enthusiasm in the honour of the Lord.
Lord Jagannath is considered to be a form of Lord Krishna. His idol is usually depicted as a carved wooden stump with incomplete arms. He stands beside His sister Subhadra and elder brother Balaram or Balabhadra. He is sometimes regarded as the ninth avatar of Lord Vishnu instead of Buddha.
Jagannath literally means the master of universe. Since Lord Vishnu is the preserver of the universe, Jagannath is considered as a form which protects the universe. The idol of Lord Jagannath has been designed to resemble human beings. It has a big head which is merging with the chest and big, round eyes. Interestingly, you will not be able to spot the arms and legs in the idol. This is because the idol of Jagannath is said to be incomplete.
Do you want to know why the idol of Lord Jagannath is incomplete? Then read on.
Legends
Associated
With
Lord
Jagannath
There
are
many
version
of
the
legend
of
Lord
Jagannath.
Some
say
that
Lord
Jagannath
was
formed
out
of
a
former
deity
Nila
Madhava
while
others
believe
that
the
idol
of
Lord
Jagannath
was
formed
by
the
mortal
remains
of
Lord
Krishna
after
He
died.
According to the popular myths, the mortal remains of Lord Krishna took the form of wood and came floating through the sea. A man named Jara Savara took the wooden plank and started worshipping it. When king Indradyumna came to know about it, he planned to carve idols out of the plank. Soon two idol makers appeared before him and took the work on one condition that no one would see the idols until they are completely made.
So, the two artists started the work in a closed room. These artists were actually Lord Vishnu and Vishwakarma in disguise. One day, the king could not hear any sound from the room where the idol was being made. Out of curiosity, the king opened the door and saw the incomplete idols. The idol makers vanished as per the condition and the idols remained incomplete.
Thus, the idols of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra do not have any limbs.
Lord
Jagannath
At
Puri
It
is
said
that
the
idols
of
the
Jagannath
temple
in
Puri
were
established
by
Lord
Brahma.
He
presided
over
all
the
religious
rituals
conducted
before
placing
the
idols
in
the
temple.
Every
year
the
idols
are
taken
out
of
the
temple
on
a
chariot
or
'rath' and
taken
on
a
tour
to
the
nearby
temple
known
as
the
Gundicha
temple
where
they
stay
for
seven
days.
According
to
the
beliefs,
Lord
Jagannath
visits
His
aunt
during
this
time.
After
seven
days,
the
Bahuda
yatra
takes
place
where
the
idols
are
brought
back
to
the
temple.
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