Jagannath Rath Yatra 2025: 5 facts about the temple in Puri

Jagannath Rath Yatra: 5 facts about Jagannath temple in Puri Pic: iStock Mid-Day Lifestyle By Raaina Jain Published Jun 26, 2025 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Jagannath temple in Puri is one of the four spiritual sites of Char Dham Yatra. The other three are Badrinath, Dwarka and Rameshwaram. File Pic: AFP [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The idols of the three deities in the temple – Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra – are carved out of wood and are in incomplete form. Pic: Pexels [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

According to the Odisha Tourism website, the temple is constructed in such a way that it doesn’t cast any shadow on the ground at any time of the day. File Pic: AFP [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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