The Shree Jagannath Temple of Puri is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, a form of Lord Maha Vishnu, located on the eastern coast of India, at Puri in the state of Odisha. The temple is an important pilgrimage destination.
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. 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.
Holy Temples: The Char Dham of Rameswaram, Dwarka, Puri, and Badrinath.
- Katra, home to the Vaishno Devi temple
- Puri home to Vaishnava Jagannath temple and Rath Yatra celebration
- Tirumala – Tirupati, home to the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
- Sabarimala home to Swami Ayyappan
- the Shakti Peethas
- the twelve Jyotirlingas
- the seven Sapta Puri
- the Pancha Bhoota Stalam