Stories about Lord Jagannath

The Divine Plan for Jagannatha's Manifestation Five thousand years ago, Lord Krishna, along with His elder brother Balarama and His younger sister Subhadra, visited Kurukshetra in a chariot during a…

Jayadeva's Devotion Once, Jayadeva Goswami, a great devotee, desired to offer his masterpiece, Gita Govinda, in the form of a garment to Jagannath Swami. The verses of Gita Govinda were…

The Story of the Brahmana Once there was a brahmana who lived next to the Lord Jagannath temple in Puri. Every day, he supplied water to the temple but never…

The Glorious Purusottama Kshetra Introduction The ancient Purusottama Kshetra, known today as Jagannath Dham or Puri Dham, is a place of immense spiritual significance. Its glory is vividly described in…

Introduction The Baisi Pahacha, or the 22 steps, hold a significant place in the Sri Jagannath temple in Puri. These steps connect the Lion's Gate (Singhadwara Gumuta) to the second…

Introduction King Indradyumna of Avanti traveled to Purusottama Kshetra, driven by the desire to have a vision of Lord Purusottama (Vishnu). Upon experiencing the sacredness of the place, he resolved…

According to Skanda Purana, the idol of Lord Neela Madhav [Lord Purusottama], an earlier form of Lord Jagannath used to be worshipped by some tribal people and their chieftain Vishwavasu.…

The importance of making pilgrimages to holy places is well-known. However, the divine favor a person receives by visiting the Nilgiri Hill is exceptionally rare, as it provides liberation from…

Salabega, the son of the Muslim warrior Lalbeg who served under Raja Man Singh in the Mogul army, was born on September 16, 1592 (Radhashtami), in Cuttack near Lal Beg…

Long, long ago in Puri, there lived a panda named Arjun Mishra. Every day, he devotedly read the entire Bhagavad-gita, earning him the nickname Gita Panda among the local people.…