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Authenticity of Jagannath Ashtakam being a composition of Adi Shankaracharya
As we know a lot of devotional hymns are misattributed to Shankaracharya with Jagannath Ashtakam being one of them. Some hymns are verified by the commentaries on them, some by the writing style and ...
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Who is Lord Jagannatha's maternal aunt?
During Ratha Yatra, Lord Jagganath goes to his maternal aunt's house. Lord Jagannath is Krishna. He is with his brother Balarama and Sister Subhadra (according to Gaudiya Vaishnavism).
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When did the Jagannath sampradaya start?
In Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Arjuna Vanavasa Parva (Section 217), a list of places visited by Arjuna was given.
He first went towards the north and visited Bhrigu Tunga (modern-day Tunganath) and few ...
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Why is Lord Jagannath shown as the Buddha Avatara in Puri?
On the inner wall of the Puri temple, a panel of the ten avataras are engraved (relief on stone).There we see Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Nrisimha, Vamana, Parashurama,Rama,Balarama, JAGANNATH and Kalki.
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Which temple was built first at Puri?
Devi Vimala's temple within the Puri Jagannath temple complex is known to be a Sati-pith. Lord Jagannath is the Bhairava of Devi Vimala.
Jagannath temple is perhaps the only temple where the main ...
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What was Sri Adi Sankaracharya's role in the history of the Jagannath temple at Puri?
I read in one biography of Sri Adi Sankaracharya that He reinstated the deities of Sri Jagannath, Balarama, Suvadra and Sudarsana at the Puri temple.They were buried underground because of some reason....
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Which scripture mentions Vishwakarma made the idols at Jagannatha?
I had always head that Vishwakarma was designing the deities at Jagannatha when he was disturbed that is why he left them incomplete. But I couldn't find any reference in the scriptures for the same. ...
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Is Lord Jagannath an incarnation of Vishnu?
Lord Jagannath is worshiped along with Balbhadra and Subhadra in the famous temple at Puri. I want to know is Lord Jagannath an incarnation of Vishnu?
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Are these claims about Puri Jagannath Temple really true?
Now I am interested to visit Lord Jagannath temple in Puri after reading
following facts about it (source). Are these claims true?
The flag always flaps in a direction opposite to the ...
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Why did Lord Jagannatha become a beggar and why His wife Lakshmi did not help him?
When Lord Jagannatha banished Lakshmi from home, She went and began to live in various places. Then Lakshmi made Lord Jagannatha and Lord Balbhadra beggars. As a result they stayed without eating ...
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Why did Ramanuja try to impose PAncharAtra mode of worship in all Vaishnava temples?
Ramanuja, a famous Vaishnava acharya of South India is considered as an avatara (incarnation) by most of his followers.
During his life, it is said that he traveled to many places for establishing the ...
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Why does Lord Jagannath suffer from fever?
It is believed that Jagannath suffers from a high fever after the Snana-Yatra. During this time, devotees are prevented from seeing Him. After taking special care, the deities gets cured and the ...
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