What is Special About Puri Jaganath Temple?

Puri Jagannath Temple is renowned for several unique aspects that make it a truly remarkable and special place. Puri Jagannath Temple is home to the living god Jagannath, Balabhadra and Sister Subhadra.

It is also one of the prime places from the 4 Dham in India. Tourist from all over the India and outside India also visit this religious place every day.

What Happens Every 12 Years in Jagannatha Puri?

Puri Temple is unique for its Idols or God, according to the legends Idols in Puri Temple are living avatars and they change their Idol or Body once in Every 12 Years.

During that time all of the city always kept in dark, because no one can see the process with which new idol is created.

The creation of new Jagannatha Idol process starts with a Temple Priest announcing the place where the tree required for creation of idol is to be found. Then a Sacred pilgrim journey started from puri Odisha to different parts of the State.

After performing Puja around the chosen trees, the trees are cut down and taken back to puri by using bullock carts only till date.

After that the final process of building new idol is started. when the Idol making process of Shri Jagannatha is finished, a Soul transfer Process which is known as Bramha Padartha is transferred from old Idol Body to The Newly Made Idols. This is the proof that Sri Jagannatha of Puri Odisha is a living deity and have a soul of his own.

Soul Transfer can be only performed by three of oldest members of the Daitapati family, the first worshipper of Lord Jagannath.

Then the old idol gets samadhi, a process of performing last rites of Sri Jagannath Old Idol; Which happens in the section of Koili Baikunth, where God & goddess of puri goes after final rites. The Whole process is called Navakalebara (Which translates into Getting a New Life).

What is the best time to visit Puri Jagannath Temple?

Puri is Situated in Costal Odisha near the Bay of Bengal Sea. So, visiting puri doesn’t require any specific time you can enjoy the atmosphere of Puri and the cultural vibes of Shri Jagannatha at any time of the year.

There is also a folk lore about visiting puri that, you cannot visit and see the idols of Jagannatha inside the puri temple, unless until the Supreme lord Jagannatha Wants it. Many have tested the theory and proved to be wrong.

But if you are particular about a specific time frame on which it will be best suited to explore puri and its cultural heritages then here are our suggestions for the same and you can choose the preferred time from here.

Summer Time (From March to July): –

Summer time is one of the times where temperatures in puri usually remains above 35’, and it can be a problem to explore puri during day time, but that drawback is nicely complimented with the beautiful afternoons and evenings of puri. The cool breeze from Bay of Bengal can cool your soul during summer.

Monsoon Time (July-September): –

Monsoon in Odisha can be beautiful but you have to be extra careful for the upcoming cyclones and sudden heavy pouring rains. Apart from that this is the most Ideal time of enjoy the beautiful beach of Puri and also the Temple of Shri Jagannatha.

Autumn & Winter Season (Oct-March): –

This is the most perfect time to visit Puri and enjoy with your family or friends. But you have to keep in mind that you cannot enjoy taking dip in the beautiful waters of the Bay of Bengal, Because the water will be cold and the temperatures fluctuates between 10 degrees to 30 degrees Celsius. Other than that, you can explore the puri temple during this time.

If You are Planning a trip to Puri Odisha During Annual Ratha Yatra, Then This is Travel advisory is for you.

Ratha Yatra is the World-Famous Festival of Shri Jagannatha and it Happens once every year which gets completed in 9 days. During these 9 days Puri City is usually gets crowded with lots of people.

So, if you are planning to visit during Ratha Yatra then you have to be prepared in Advance. Book your hotel before 3-4 Month of the journey, because during Ratha Yatra you will find few hotels with available rooms that too with 4-5 times of the normal price. For Example, if a hotel room sells at 700-100 per night during normal season, then you will find the same room for 3000 to 4000 per night during Ratha Yatra in Puri.

Phones or Any type of Recording devices along with leather items are banned inside the temple and you will be checked during entry with metal detectors as well as manual hand check of. So, leave your mobile or leather items and foods with your luggage and Government of Odisha also provides free facility to Store your luggage, Phone or electronics and shoes near the entrance to the temple.

There are many other private stores where you can store your belonging for a nominal cost. The cost for a mobile phone and luggage with shoe can be around 100 rupees per person. It will quick to store and take back your things after visiting the temple.

But Government provided storage are often crowded due to the free in nature, most of the people store their things there, so you have to wait in line to store there. Otherwise, it is advised to keep your things with the government store for free, there is camera everywhere so nothing will happen to your things there.

During Ratha Yatra There is no such restriction but you will be responsible for your things.

How much time it takes for darshan in Puri?

As Jagannatha Puri is famous all over the world, it is always gets crowded with people. If you are planning on staying in puri for a day or two I would suggest to visit the temple early in the morning. It is the best time and often you would find the temple free of crowd and the main plus point is that you can enjoy the Morning Arati (Morning Prayer).

If you cannot visit the temple during morning time, then the next best time is from 8-9 am and for entering the temple there will be lines with barricades and it can take some time depending the crowd in the front of the line. You should be prepared for a wait time of 20 minutes to 1 hour time before you can see the Idol of Shri Jagannatha.

There are two check points before you can visit the Idol of Shri Jagannatha.

Extra Careful if you are a woman due to immense crowd inside the temple things can be lost and if possible, maintain gaps from the crowd or choose a time which will be less crowded, Want to Know Best Time to Visit Jagatanatha Temple in Puri, contact us and we will Provide you free information.

Travel Arrangements, Hotels and Mode of Transport for Puri Jagatanatha Temple. Travel Modes for Best Experience and Shortest Time: –

Flights: – You can fly to Bhubaneswar, Odisha Airport and from there
Puri is roughly 60-70 KM, so you can either book a cab or you can also book a self-driving car from any service provider or you can also choose the Government Bus Which comes in 2 variants AC and Non-AC and they are of Top Quality.

Train: – The Nearest Train Station is Puri Railway Station and from there you can reach the temple within 10 mins of local auto rides. And every major city connects with Puri Railway station so you will not have difficulties finding one, and with the addition of Bande Bharata Trains you can reach faster and in a luxurious way.

Bus: – You can find a bus to the capital of Odisha i.e. Bhubaneswar and from there you can take a Bus which will take about 1 hr to reach Puri.

Price for every Travel Mode to Puri Jaganatha Temple in Odisha: –

Once you reach to Bhubaneswar by flight you can take the CITY BUS (MO Bus) which will cost you 100-120 per person and you can travel comfortably. If you rent a cab then it will cost you 1500-2000 rupees for the same.

If you travel by train then from the station it will cost you 20 Indian Rupees for the temple (if you travel by Share Auto) or if you reserve on then it will easily cost you 150-200. Beware of the Auto Drivers they will charge more to you if they know you are not from around here. Just bargain them for 100-150 rupees because the station is only 3-4 KM from the temple, if you love walking and the atmosphere is favourable then have a walk.

Hotels Price and Best Locations for the Full Experience of Puri Temple.

Hotels are everywhere in puri and you can find 600 Indian Rupees per night room to 15000 rupees per night rooms, just roam around the streets around the sea beach that where you will find the best hotels to stay which will be easily reachable to the beach. Beach View Hotel will cost you more.

Hotels are nice and people are also just be cautious that they will try to sell over priced thingsto outsiders, just ask any locals for price suggestion and they will let you know or save our website and contact us any time we will provide every price
and information. 

Foods and What to taste when in Puri Odisha.

Your first priority should be to eat the MAHAPRASADA of Puri Temple, which will be available daily after 1-2 PM of Indian Time. Before that you can taste the MAHAPRASADA But after 2 PM will be the fresh. And if you buy 500 Rupees of MAHAPRASADA Then it will be sufficient for 3-5 people, and please don’t leave MAHAPRASADA as it is bad luck.

Apart from that there are hotels where you can eat vegetarian foods.

What to Wear for Men and Women’s When Visiting Inside the Puri, Jagatnatha Temple in Odisha?

Puri Jagatanatha Temple Authority Issued an Order This Year in 2023, according to it everyone will wear dress which repsrents our culture our Hindu Culture and if you don’t follow this rule and wear western and more revealing dresses then you will be denied entry to the temple from the gate.

Must Visit Places inside the Puri Jagatnatha Odisha.

There are some of the most beautiful and hidden places inside the puri temple if you are not well informed about these places you will surely miss them.

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First you must visit Maa Laxmi Temple after visiting the Lord
Jagatnatha, Subhadra and Balabhadra. She is the Queen of Jagatnatha Temple and her blessing will bring you good luck.

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Then visit the KALPABATA (The Tree which will grant your wishes), if you ask anything here with pure heart all your wishes will come true and that’s a proven.

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Then you should visit the place where Lord Jagatnatha takes SMADAHI in every 12 years and this place holds quite big significance in Hindu Religion.
You can find the location near the place where MAHAPRASADA is eaten inside the temple.

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Then you should visit every temple inside the Main Temple complex.

Conclusion: –

These are some of the brief information about Puri Jagatnatha temple. We tried to cover every possible information which will help you as traveler outside from Odisha, If you find helpful or informative do share it with your friends and family, if you find any difficulties in finding any information about puri or want more information about any specific topic which may ease your travel, we will help you personally, just contact us now.