Sri Jagannath Temple

THE LORD OF THE WORLD

SRI JAGANNATH TEMPLE

JaganathTemple stands majestically in the center of the city, which was built in the 12th and 13thCenturies AD by Chodaganga Deva. Being the tallest temple (65 metres) in Odisha, it is one of the most magnificent monuments of India. In front of the main gate stands a 16 sided monolithic pillar (11 metres high), called Aruna Stambha which formally stood in front of the Sun Temple and was brought to Puri in 18th Century AD.

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