Chaitanya’s Disappearance in Puri is a Mystery
One of the four Dham of Sri Vishnu in India is Puri Dham, where Chaitanya’s Disappearance in Puri is a Mystery. Puri is located in the coastal area of the state of Odisha, India. Jagannath, Balarama, and Subhadra preside as deities in Puri Jagannath Temple. This temple is about 65 meters high. At the top of the temple is a sudorson chakra weighing 20 kg.
Here the idol of God is made of wood and is changed every 12 years which is known as Kale Bor festival. This idol is made in hand size without nails. In Puri dham, the doja/Flag on top of the temple is changed daily, a tradition dating back 1800 years. Rath Yatra called Puri is organized in the month of June. Jagannatha, Balaram and Subhadra went on a three-rath journey to the Gundicha temple. The day on which the chariot departs is called Straight Rath and the day on which the chariot returns is called Reverse Rath. During the Rath Yatra, there is a huge crowd of tourists and religious people. Also Puri is crowded with people throughout the year. In the Puri temple, 56 type of prasad are cooked daily to serve the Lord and daily prasad is distributed to the devotees.
Mythology around Puri Jagannath Temple is very old like Skanda Purana, Brahma Purana, Sarala Das’s Mahabharata. But the oldest and oldest Purana is Skanda Puran,which is composed about 12 hundred years ago. King Indra Dunna of Abanti built this temple in 1197 after receiving the dream of Lord Vishnu. The temple was later rebuilt by Ananta Varman, the first king of the Eastern Ganga dynasty.
Puri Dham Pooja Path Kalevar Ceremony Ratha Yatra Ceremony Daily prasad preparation is done by descendants of Shabar raj Biswa Basu.At Puridham, one can enter the temple through the main four doors. Entry rules are to deposit bags, shoes and mobiles. There is a lion statue above the main entrance. Inside the temple many pandas are seen who look after the temple opening hours daily from 5:30 AM to 9 PM: One of the foods or Prasad in Puri is Para or Khaja. Kakatua is a very old and popular shop in Puri. Also there are many food hotels, clothes shops, puja articles shops, everything.The hotel fares are fixed according to the season and according to the distance from the temple to the hotel and the fare is fixed by the hotel management.
Apart from Jagannath temple in Puri there are many temples like Vimala temple, Barahi temple, Gandija temple, Hanuman temple. Near here are Ghora stan guli, Narendra Saro Kharya, Puri Beach, Konak Beach. Distance from Kolkata or Howrah to Puri is about 500 km. A number of buses depart daily from Dharmatala to Pari and can be reached within 15 hours. Available train fromm Howrah railway station -Howrah to Puri Express Bande bharat Express, satabdi Express, Puri superfast Express, Kamakhya puri Express.Available Train From sealdah are Duronto Express, kolkata-puri special Express. From salimar available 6 Express (Shri Jagannath Express, Puri Weekly Express Etc).
