Puri Jagannath Temple was built in 12th century by
King Chodaganga Deva. The temple is also famous for ‘Ratha Yatra’ where lakhs
of devotees gather annually to celebrate the event. Apart from holiness there
are certain mysterious facts about this famous temple.
1. The flag atop
the Jagannath temple always flaps in the opposite direction of wind.
2. From any
place in Puri you will always find the Sudarshan Chakra (Chakra at top of the
Temple) facing you.
3. Normally
during day-time, air comes from sea to land & during evening, the
vice-versa occurs. But in Puri it is totally opposite.
4. It is a surprise
that nothing flies above the temple. No planes, not even birds. There is no
scientific explanation for this yet.
5. The temple is
constructed in such a way that the shadow of the main dome of the temple cannot
be observed at any given time.
6. The quantity
of cooked food inside the Temple remains same for the entire year. But that
same quantity of prasadam can feed from 2000 to 20 lakh people, still it won’t
get insufficient or wasted.
7. In the
Jagannath Temple kitchen, 7 pots are kept one on top of another and cooked on
firewood. In this process the contents in the top pot get cooked first &
then the bottom one.
8. There is a
ocean near the temple. When you’re entering the Singhadwara (The main door) of
the temple you can clearly hear sound of the ocean, now once you passed the
Singhadwara just take a turn and walk back in the same direction you came. You
cannot hear the ocean until you come out of the temple.
9. It is said
that every time Lord Jagannath refuses to visit his aunt’s place, and no matter
how many thousands of devotees push the chariot, it doesn’t move a bit from its
place during Rath Yatra.
10. A priest
climbs the dome of the temple which stands as tall as a 45 story building and
changes the flag everyday Since 1800 years as a part of a ritual. If it is not
changed any day, the temple must be shut for the next 18 years.
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