The Shree Jagannath Temple is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, one of the many forms of Vishnu, in Puri in the state of Odisha on the eastern coast of India. The present temple was rebuilt from the 10th century onwards, on the site of an earlier temple, and begun by King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva, first of the Eastern Ganga dynasty. The Puri temple is famous for its annual Ratha Yatra, or chariot festival, in which the three principal deities are pulled on huge and elaborately decorated temple cars. These gave their name to the English term 'Juggernaut'. Unlike the stone and metal icons found in most Hindu temples, the image of Jagannath is made of wood and is ceremoniously replaced every twelve or nineteen years by an exact replica. It is one of the Char Dham. Architecture: Jagannath Temple is a very big temple and covers an area of 37000 square meters. The height of the outer wall is 6.1m. This outer wall surrounds the whole temple and is known as Meg...