Jagannath Temple — Attraction in Odisha

The full name of this temple is SRI JAGANNATH BAIDYANATH MAHAPRABHU MANDIR PARISAR and the land on which it stands is the revenue land- AHIRABANDH. As the name suggest the main presiding deities are LORD JAGANNATH with LORD BALABHADRA, DEVI SUBHADRA & LORD SUDARSHAN in the Jagannath Temple & LORD BAIDYANATH MAHADEV in Baidyanath Shiv Temple are main presiding DEITIES. But with due course of time Ayappa temple, Devi Bimala temple, Nilamadhaba temple, Devi Parvati temple, Ganesh temple, Radha Krishna temple, Navagraha Temple & Mahalaxmi temple are built by the devotees.

Present temple of Lord Baidyanath Mahadev is built before the estd. of RSP and it is not less than 60years where as the present Jagannath temple is inaugurated in 70's is more than 40years. Earlier Lord Jagannath with Balbhadra & Subhadra Sudarshan were worshipped in a small hut(KHAPARA GHARA).

The tradition of worshipping the deities is not less than 200 years. Ratha yatra, Rasa utsav, Dola purnima, Mahashivaratri were celebrated with full joy and happiness.

Since that time the Temple stands and its festival spread this rich culture of LORD JAGANNATH & BAIDYANATH among all irrespective of caste creed, race and sex.

To add more this Temple stands 2nd in its height and design & 1st in its area in entire ROURKELA.

Traditionally or historically if we look Jagannath temple of KUARMUNDA stands 1st then this temple- Sri Jagannath Baidyanath Mahaprabhu Mandir parisar of AHIRABANDH, SECTOR-3, Jagannath temple of PANPOSH then at last but not the least Sri Niladri Bihari Jagannath Temple of JHIRPANI stands 4th. All of these temples are authorised or legal.

whereas temple of LORD JAGANNATH & BAIDYANATH(@Ahirabandh, Sector-3) Stands 2nd in height & 1st in land area(about 6acres), Sri Niladri Bihari Jagannath Temple(@Jhirpani) stands 1st in height+architectural design not only in ROURKELA but also in whole SUNDARGARH district and 2nd in land area(about 4acres) after Temple of AHIRABANDH.

I wish my post will be liked by everyone. Please visit the TEMPLES with all your family and friends and spread this great cultural heritage of LORD JAGANNATH among all.

Pride of Odisha. Pride of Rourkela.

May MAHAPRABHU bless you all with eternal bliss, lights everyone's mind with knowledge and shows all of us the right path.

|| JAI JAGANNATH || || HAR...

Lord Jagannath Temple devoted to Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Maa Subhadra is located in a town called Ahirabandh in sector 3, about 1km from the city center. Sometimes known as Ahirabandh Jagannath Temple, this attractive 90 feet high temple was constructed during the year 1975. As in the Puri Jagannath Temple, 13 festivals including a car festival are observed here in a year, with much fanfare.

The Jagannatha temple complex also houses an Ayyappa temple, famed for its architectural design. Maa Maha Laxmi , Sri Ganesh Temple ,Sri Hanuman Temple and Lord Shiv temple are the other temple's located in the compound of Ahirabandh Jagannath Temple, Sector...

First of all we visited the temple around 10:00 am. Then we saw the arati programme of Lord Jagannath after which we booked coupons for Mahaprasad. It costs us Rs. 100 per plate. The taste was superb and magnificent. Then we give puspanjali in the Ganesha temple, offer diyas and collect Prasad and tie threads also. After that we again visited the Jagannath temple at around 2pm when it was about to close (pahada). This way, we enjoyed a lot there. Quite an amazing atmosphere, peace, beauty, freshness everything in one place. There were lots of parrots flying at the top of Jagannath temple. So, as per my experience, you must...