The temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri is one of the most sacred pilgrimage spots in India, one of the four abodes (dhamas) of the divine that lie on the four directions of the compass. The present temple structure was built in the 12th century by the Ganga king, Chodagangadeva, replacing an earlier structure which probably dated to the 10th century.
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Gundicha Mandir
This temple is located at the end of Grad road (the main road) about 3-km northeast of the Jagannatha temple. At the time of the Ratha-Yatra festival, Lord Jagannatha goes to the Gundicha temple and stays there for one week. After one week He returns to His original temple. It is said that the wife of Indradyumna, the king who originally established the temple of Jagannatha, was known as "Gundicha".
The cleansing of the Gundicha temple takes place the day before the Ratha-Yatra festival as mentioned in "Chaitanya-Caritamrita".
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Sakshigopal
A place 20 km away from Puri where a life-size image of the child Krishna is being built, to commemorate the incident when lord Krishna came to this place as a witness to clear out a dispute of two Brahmans. Later it is said that Lord liked this place so much that he decided to stay there for a while.
