Puri Jagannath Temple

                                           JAGANNATHA TEMPLE, PURI

Timings : 5.30 AM to 10 PM
Ticket Fare : Free
How to Reach: Nearest railway station is Puri. Autos are available from bus stand/ station to and fro.
Best time to Visit:  Any time
Duration: 1-2 hours
Highlights: Ratha Yatra festival, One of the Char Dham temples.
Nearby Places: Konark Temple
Website: http://www.jagannath.nic.in/?q=home
Precautions: Need to handover all your luggage in the free counters, Mobile phone counter is the time taking one, Beware of monkeys, Prasadam available after the darshan(some priests sell in temple which is costly),

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The temple was built by the Ganga dynasty king Anantavarman Chodaganga in the 12th century CE, as suggested by the Kendupatna copper-plate inscription of his descendant Narasimhadeva II. Anantavarman was originally a Shaivite, and became a Vaishnavite sometime after he conquered the Utkala region (in which the temple is located) in 1112 CE. A 1134-1135 CE inscription records his donation to the temple. Therefore, the temple construction must have started sometime after 1112 CE.

According to a story in the temple chronicles, it was founded by Anangabhima-deva II: different chronicles variously mention the year of construction as 1196, 1197, 1205, 1216, or 1226. This suggests that the temple's construction was completed or that the temple was renovated during the reign of Anantavarman's son Anangabhima.[6] The temple complex was further developed during the reigns of the subsequent kings, including those of the Ganga dynasty and the Suryvamshi (Gajapati) dynasty.

Source : Wiki

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