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Shree Jagannatha Temple, United Kingdom willbe the first ever temple, which is going to be built by not only Odias but also most of the communities of India (Bharat) like Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi etc.
This temple would be designed to maintain its ancient aesthetics, design principles, components and philosophy. Prayers and worship will be led by priests.
The shrine is a replica of the World famous Jagannatha Temple at Puri, Odisha and the architecture of this place of worship will showcase the rich culture of Odisha, the temple will be known as the cultural hub of the Indian/South Asian community living in the UK.
Sanatana Dharma is the original name of what is now popularly called Hinduism or Hindu Dharma. The terms Hindu and Hinduism are said to be a more recent development, while the more accurate term is Sanatana Dharma. It is a code of ethics, a way of living through which one may achieve moksha (enlightenment, liberation). It is the world’s most ancient culture and the socio, spiritual, and religious tradition of almost one billion of the earth’s inhabitants. Sanatana Dharma represents much more than just a religion; rather, it provides its followers with an entire worldview, way of life, and with a coherent and rational view of reality.
The Skanda Purana and Brahma Purana have attributed the creation of the Jagannathpuri during the reign of Indradyumna, a pious king and an ascetic who ruled from Ujjain. According to the second legend, associated with the Vaishnavas, when Lord Krishna ended the purpose of his Avatar with the illusionary death by Jara and his “mortal” remains were left to decay, some pious people saw the body, collected the bones and preserved them in a box. They remained in the box till it was brought to the attention of Indrdyumna by Lord Vishnu himself who directed him to create the image or a murti(idol) of Jagannath from a log and consecrate the bones of Krishna in its belly. Then King Indradyumna, appointed Vishwakarma, the architect of gods, a divine carpenter to carve the murti of the deity from a log which would eventually wash up on the shore at Puri. Indradyumna commissioned Vishwakarma (also said to be the divine god himself in disguise) who accepted the commission on the condition that he could complete the work undisturbed and in private.
Everyone was anxious about the divine work, including King Indradyumna. After a fortnight of waiting, the King who was anxious to see the deity, could not control his eagerness, and he visited the site where Vishwakarma was working. Soon enough Vishwakarma was very upset and he left the carving of the idol unfinished; the images were without hands and feet. The king was very perturbed by this development and appealed to Brahma to help him. Brahma promised the King that the images which were carved would be deified as carved and would become famous. Following this promise, Indradyumna organized a function to formally deify the images and invited all gods to be present for the occasion. Brahma presided over the religion’s function as the chief priest and brought life (soul) to the image and fixed (opened) its eyes. This resulted in the images becoming famous and worshipped at Jagannath Puri in the well-known Jagannath Temple as a Kshetra (pilgrimage centre). It is, however, believed that the original images are in a pond near the temple.
Shree Jagannath is a deity worshipped in regional traditions of Hinduism in India and the subcontinent. Shree Jagannath is considered a form of Supreme Lord Vishnu. He is part of a triad along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. Jagannath is an abstract representation of Lord Krishna for most Vaishnava; he is a symmetry-filled tantric representation of Bhairava for some Shaiva and Shakta; he is a symbolic representation of the Buddha in the Buddha-Sangha-Dhamma triad for some Buddhists; his name and his festive rituals are derived from Jeenanath of Jainism tradition as well. Shree Jagannath is worshipped by all major panth and sampradayas of Hinduism.
Significant Deity: Jagannatha
Other Deities:
Balarama
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