Jagannath Temple, Chennai

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Jagannath Puri Temple Chennai
पुरी जगन्नाथ मन्दिर
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Entrance
Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
District Chennai
Deity Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra
Festivals Ratha Yatra
Location
LocationReddy Kuppam Road, Kannathur, off New Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai
State Tamil Nadu
Country India
Geographic coordinates 12°51′01″N80°14′37″E / 12.8502325°N 80.2435036°E / 12.8502325; 80.2435036
Architecture
Type Hindu temple architecture
Completed2001
Temple(s)1
Website
http://jagannathshrinechennai.com/index.html

Jagannath Puri Temple Chennai is a Hindu temple dedicated to the divine trinity Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra in Chennai, India. The temple located in Kannathur off the East Coast Road by the seaside is built in Kalinga architecture reminiscent of the Jagannath Temple, Puri. [1] The temple has shrines dedicated to Shiva, Ganesh, and Bimala. The annual Rathyatra is the main festival celebrated.

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Location

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Rath Yatra (car festival) at the temple
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Side view of the temple

The shrine is located at Reddy Kuppam Road, Kannathur, off New Mahabalipuram Road (East Coast Road). [2]

The shrine

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Front view of the temple

The temple was consecrated on 26 January 2001. The shrine is a replica of the Jagannath temple at Puri and is built in Oriya style. [2] The temple is built with 22 marble steps leading up to the shrine. [2] The idols of deities at the shrine are made of neem wood, similar to those at the Puri shrine. The shrine is built of black granite originating from Kancheepuram and white marble from Rajasthan. The landscaping around the temple complex covers an area of one acre. The flowers grown in the garden alone are used for the pooja, which is conducted in Oriya style. The priests at the shrine too are from Orissa. [1]

Other sannidhis (sanctum) at the shrine include those of Yoganarasimha, Shiva, Ganesha, Devi Gajalakshmi, and Devi Vimala, in addition to a Navagraha sannidhi (sanctum meant for the nine planets). The entrance to the main shrine has a huge dhwaja sthambha. [1]

The most important festival at the shrine is the rath yatra, which is celebrated on the same day as in Puri. The primary deities of the shrine, namely, Lord Jagannath, Devi Subadra and Lord Balabadra, are taken around the Kannathur village during the occasion. Unlike Puri, the rath is a single one made of stainless steel and decorated with wood and cloth. It is claimed that the shrine is the only temple in the world to have a stainless steel rath for Lord Jagannath. [1]

The temple also has Pata Chitra paintings on the walls and ceilings, similar to Oriya temples, including the depictions of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. [1]

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References

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