Hamar Chhattisgarh : Jagannath Temple in Purani Basti is One of the oldest temple

In the ancient temples of the city, the Jagannath temple of Purani Basti is also counted. This temple was known as Sahutkar Temple, but later after installing the statue of Lord Jagannath, the temple got a new identity. This temple is believed to be 500 years old.

The 500-year-old temple in Raipur, thousands of pilgrims gather on the Rath Yatra

1. It was calculated 500 years ago in the ancient temple of Raipur. The temple was built by the Agarwal family. During the British era, an Agarwal Sahityar expanded the temple and enhanced beauty.

2. This temple is described in Jagannath temple of Puri. But in the temple premises there are Hanuman, Garud, Ram, Lakshman, Sita, Santoshi Mata and two Shankar Mandir in addition to Jagannath Swamy.

3. The main festival of the temple is Rath Yatra. Which is celebrated with fondness in the regions engaged in Odisha. The twelfth day of the Shukla party of the Ashadh month starts from the date. From this 5 hrs on this day, Havan-Bhajan is aarti. Most of us worship before and they also start rathayatra with respect.

4. At present, the temple's all-rounder is Mahant Ram Sundar Das. Those who have fame as Mahant Besides the milking monastery, it is also the head of 7-8 temples.

5. Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra travel to the city riding on the chariot to see the people. To know the public, they are the only God group to emerge.

6. After the Rath Yatra, there is a stay of Ekadashi (10 days) in Janakpur situated in Lakhan Nagar. The Nayan festival is right there. Ekadashi starts the return journey after worship.

7. The year where there are two Ashad. That year, there is a paradigm of changing the idol. But the idol of Jagannath temple of old township is not changed. Because here the trident statues were brought from Jagannathpuri. Special artists come from Puri and do Rangarogan. Prasad of Jagannath Swamy is called Gajamung. It is distributed among the devotees.