Jagannath Rath Yatra 2023: If you are going to participate in the Rath Yatra, then visit these deities along with Lord Jagannath.

In Jagannathpuri, one of the Saptapuris, one gets the good fortune to have darshan of other gods and goddesses along with Lord of the world and what is the importance of worshiping them, must read this article.

Lord Jagannath Temple: According to Hindu belief, Lord Jagannath is the master of the whole world, worshiping whom and participating in his huge Rath Yatra fulfills all the wishes of a person. This is the reason why lakhs of devotees from all over the country and abroad visit Puri every year for the Rath Yatra that takes place on the second day of Shukla Paksha of Ashadh month. In the temple of Puri where Lord Jagannath resides, along with his brother Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, we get to see the deities in detail.

In the grand temple of Puri, right next to Lord Jagannath, who is called the lord of the entire universe, his sister Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra are seen next to him. Significantly, Lord Jagannath is considered to be the form of Lord Shri Krishna, while Lord Balabhadra is considered to be the incarnation of Sheshnag.

Mother Bhuvaneshwari

In the temple of Maa Bhuvaneshwari, meditation is specially done with tantra-mantra. The devotee who comes to the Jagannath temple specially does meditation here in order to get wealth-grains and immense happiness in this temple of Mata. There is a belief about this temple of the Goddess that in ancient times a Tantrik had brought the idol of the Goddess here by placing it on his head and he had performed spiritual practice by making her sit at this place.

Temple of Vimala Devi

In Puri, Maa Vimala is worshiped inside the Shri Jagannath temple as a form of Shakti. Mata Vamila is worshiped as the goddess of this region. In this temple of Mata, worship is done with Tantra-Mantra. Apart from this, there are also temples of Maa Bhadrakali, Maa Bat Mangala Devi and Maa Mahalakshmi.

Neel Madhav Temple

Lord Shri Vishnu is sitting in this temple wearing a quadrilateral form. On seeing this form of Lord Vishnu inside Shri Jagannath temple, all the diseases and sorrows of a person go away.

Narasimha Temple

Along with the darshan of the main deity in the temple of Lord Jagannath, you must not miss the darshan of Lord Narasimha who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Sri Vishnu. This temple is next to the Lord Jagannath temple in the courtyard. In this temple one has to climb a narrow ladder and go a little higher to have darshan. Here you get to see the black colored idol of Lord Narasimha.

Mukti Mandap

This place built on top of 16 pillars inside the Jagannath temple has been made for religious discussion. The Jhulan Yatra festival of Lord Shri Jagannath ji is celebrated at this place in the month of Sawan.

These deities also have darshan

In the courtyard of Shri Jagannath temple, all the deities can be seen on entering the small and big temples built there. These include Radhakrishna Temple, Satyanarayan Temple, Radharaman Temple, Batkrishna Temple, Batjagannath Temple, Bat Ganesh Temple, Mukteshwar Temple, Sakshi Gopal Temple, Benumadhav Temple, Gopinath Temple, Laxminarayan Temple, Ramchandra Temple, Kashivishwanath Temple,

In Jagannathpuri, one of the Saptapuris, one gets the good fortune to have darshan of other gods and goddesses along with Lord of the world and what is the importance of worshiping them, must read this article.