Interesting Facts On Lord Puri Jagannath
One of the four sacred abodes of Hinduism Puri is one,where ancient legends still live on. Puri is a sleepy seaside town in eastern India namely Odisha and a place where we find pilgrims,adventurers and explorers more in number. This city is the abode of the god Vishnu,Popularly known in Puri as lord Jagannath which means the lord of the universe.The city of puri in eastern India,gears up once in every year for a magnificent journey of the gods. Puri is also called as Sri purushottham dhama, The abode of lord Vishnu on earth.Hindus believe in holy trinity, Brahma the Creator Shiva the Destroyer and Vishnu the Preserver According to beliefs Vishnu takes various avatars down the ages to protect humanity from evil. Lord Vishnu is also worshiped as Krishna or Narayan and here in puri as lord Jagannath . Situated across four corners of the country Puri,along with Rameshwaram Dwaraka and Badrinath makes the ' Chardham' are four abodes of Hinduism.The home of lord j...