Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Chakra Narasimha Temple, Puri, Odisha

Chakra Narasimha Temple, Puri, Odisha
Chakra Narasimha Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located in Puri, a famous pilgrimage town in the state of Odisha, India. The Temple is also called as Chakra Theertha or Chakra Narasimha Deula. This Temple is an important pilgrimage site near the sea shore of Puri. The Temple is located at about 1.5 Kms from Puri Railway Station, 3 Kms from Puri Bus Stand and 4 Kms from Puri Jagannatha Temple. It is situated towards the northern end of Puri town. It is located on the right side of Chakra Tirtha Road, leading from Subhas Bose Chowk to Penthakota, the fisherman village.



Legends
Location of sacred Daru:
This is the place where the sacred Daru (divine log of wood for the creation of deities of Lord Jagannath temple during Navakalevara) for construction of first idol of JagannathBalabhadraSubhadra and Sudarsana Chakra touched ground after floating in sea and finally was taken by King Indradyumna.
Shrine of Varuna:
It is also an important site as a shrine dedicated to Varuna, the father of Lakshmi or the father-in-law of Jagannath as per legends is constructed.
Nilachakra:
It is believed by local people that once there was a cyclone in Puri and the Nilachakra (the wheel at top of Jagannath Temple) was displaced from its location, flown across the sky and finally fell at Chakra Tirtha.
History
The Temple was built in 14th Century CE by Ganga Kings.
The Temple
The temple is facing towards north The temple is square on plan. The temple is Panchangabada in elevation. The temple is consisting of a pidha vimana and a frontal porch of Kalingan order. The presiding deities of the temple are three idols of Lord Narasimha known as Abhaya Narasimha, Chakra Narasimha and Lakshmi Narasimha. These three different forms of Lord Narasimha as worshipped at Chakra Tirtha have unique values in Hindu religion.
The form of Abhaya Narasimha represents Sri Balabhadra. The form of Chakra Narasimha represents Goddess Subhadra and the form of Lakshmi Narasimha represents Lord Jagannath. There is a large Chakra (divine weapon of Lord Vishnu) in granite in this Temple. It is being worshipped in water in the sanctum sanctorum with a statue of Lord Narayan at the centre, known as Chakra Narayana.
The Parsvadevatas niches houses idols of recent installation. The dvarapala niches houses four armed Vaishnavite dvarapalas standing over a plain pedestal with outstretched legs. The architrave above the doorjambs are carved with Navagrahas seated in padmasana within semicircular niches flanked by two ganas. There is a shrine dedicated to Varuna, the father of Goddess Lakshmi, in the temple premises.
Festivals
Chakra Tirtha temple has close association with Lord Jagannath temple and every year the Agnyamala from Lord Jagannath comes to Lord Narasimha. Narasimha Janma festival is observed in this temple with great devotion.
Connectivity
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Location

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