Mystery of Jagannath Temple
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Jagannath Dev is a Hindu deity. Whose worship is worshiped only in the whole world including India? Jagannath Dev is considered to be a form of Vishnu. Besides, signs of other forms of Vishnu are also seen in Jagannath Deva. For this reason, Jagannath Dev is worshiped in different ways on different occasions, for example — Jagannath Dev is always worshiped as Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Vishnu Dev; Again, since Jagannath Dev is made of wood, the Narasimha incarnation of Vishnu is also thought to have been manifested from a wooden pillar; In the month of Bhadra, Jagannath Dev is worshiped as Bhamana incarnation. There are many more mysteries about Jagannath Dev, today we will know the mysteries of Jagannath Dev which are related to the Jagannath Temple located in Puri, Orissa, India. Jagannath Dham is one of the four dhams of Hinduism, which is a beautiful religious place. But there is some information about this temple that has taken the whole world, including India, by surprise. Today we will discuss the subject.
A little history of Jagannath Temple:
The Jagannath temple at Puri was built by Chodaganga, an eternity of the Ganga dynasty, in the 12th century. Anantavarman was a Shivayak who later became a Vaishnava, after which he built this temple. Jagannath Dham is one of the four dhams of Hinduism. The other three dams are Badrinath Dham in the Himalayas, Dwarka on the west coast, and Rameshwaram in South India. Vishnu Dev travels to these four dams according to the rules, in which he eats at the Jagannath temple. In the temple of Jagannath Dev, Jagannath Dev lives with his grandfather Balbhadra and his sister Subhadra. Puri has a different history. According to Hinduism, Puri is one of the seven holy cities. In ancient times the name of Orissa was Utkal. Which was an important place in terms of maritime trade and commerce. Besides, this place was also known as Purushottam Kshetra, Nilanchal, Nilgiri, and Jagannath Puri. The most amazing thing about the Jagannath temple in Puri is that there are wooden idols in the Jagannath temple where other temples have stone idols.
Mystery of Jagannath Dev’s idol:
There are many mysteries about who these idols are. These statues are changed every 12 years. Every 12 years a new wooden idol of Jagannath Dev, Balabhadra, and Subhadra is made. On the day the statue was changed, the government cut off electricity to the entire city, put up huge security outside the temple, and barred anyone from entering. Then the responsibility of changing these idols was given to the highest priest of Jagannath temple. But he could not enter the temple just like that. When entering the temple, the priest is blindfolded and the place is completely dark. No one is allowed to watch this program, not even the priest. While changing the idol, the priest removes some substance from inside the old idol, which is called Brahma substance. And put it in the new idol. This tradition goes back to the temple tradition which continues till today. But the secrecy of this unknown divine substance is so protected that even the idol-changing priest is taught to wear gloves so that he does not feel the touch when he puts the old idol into the new idol. The priests who have completed this work say that taking the Brahma substance in hand seems to be like a living thing jumping like a rabbit but no one really knows what it is.
There is a belief that after Krishna left his body, after the final reformation of Krishna’s body, Krishna’s body merged with the five theories, but his heart was slightly alive and in a small state. Everyone says The heart of Sri Krishna is still preserved inside the idol of Sri Jagannath And still cut in that condition. The thing that is kept in the form of Brahma substance from the old idol to the new idol is nothing but the heart of Sri Krishna which is still alive today. It is said that if a person sees this, he will soon die. This is why so much privacy of this event is protected.
Mystery of the Lion Door of Jagannath Temple:
Jagannath Temple is located on the sea shore. One of the many doors to enter this temple is the Lion Door. Because it is located near the sea, the sound of seawater is normal. But if a person enters through a lion door, the sound of water stops coming. This means that when the lion takes one step inside the door, the sound of water stops coming. No more sound comes inside the temple, but when the lion takes one step out of the door, the sound starts coming back. This time, no one has been able to answer the question of whether it is called Jagannath Dev’s Maya or scientific fun.
The secret of not flying birds in Jagannath temple:
There is another secret of Jagannath temple that no bird can fly from the top of Jagannath temple. No bird has been seen sitting on the top of the Jagannath temple. For this reason, no airplanes or helicopters are flown over the Jagannath temple. Why no bird flew over the Jagannath temple is still a mystery.
The secret of not reading the shadow of Jagannath temple:
This Jagannath temple covers a huge area. The biggest peak of Jagannath temple has no shadow at any time of the day. It is a mystery why the shadow of the 14 feet high peak does not fall.
Mystery of Jagannath Temple Flag:
The flag hoisted on the top of this Jagannath temple has a tradition of changing the time every evening. It is said that if the flag of the temple is not changed on one evening then the temple will be closed for the previous 18 years. Why this is also a mystery. For this, every evening the priest climbs the peak of Jagannath temple and changes the flag.
There is one more mystery about this Jagannath temple. The flag hoisted over the Jagannath temple is usually with the wind. But that’s not the case here, With the flag hoisted on the top of the Jagannath temple, the wind blows in the opposite direction. The reason for this flag flying like this is still a mystery.
Mystery of the handsome chakra of Jagannath temple:
There is a chakra on the top of this Jagannath temple, the amazing thing is that if you look at the chakra from any direction, it seems that the face of the chakra is on that side.
Mystery of Jagannath Temple Kitchen:
One of the mysteries of this Jagannath temple is that there is a magnificent kitchen for Shri Vishnu Dev to come and eat here. Cooking is done for 500 people and 300 people are involved in cooking. Prasad made in this kitchen is distributed among thousands of people every day. During the day, the number of fans goes up to one lakh. But the amazing thing is that the prasad made here is never more or less. According to the people, Prasad is distributed from here all day long and prasad is no less, but when it comes time to close the entrance to the temple, the prasad is finished and not a single prasad is wasted. There is another mystery about the kitchen of this Jagannath temple. Here prasad is cooked wood burning. This cooking is done in seven pots, one of which is cooked on top of the other. But the mysterious thing is this The food at the top of the pot is cooked first, and the prasad at the bottom is cooked at the end. How this happened is still a mystery.
These were some of the mysteries associated with the Jagannath temple. Which sets this Jagannath temple apart from other temples for the devotees. And many devotees go to Jagannath Temple in Puri to experience the Maya of this Jagannath Temple. Even after so many years, the mystery surrounding the Jagannath temple has not been solved. Whether resolved or not, the unwavering faith of the devotees towards the Jagannath Temple will live on forever.
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