The biggest and most sacred festival of Lord Shri Krishna, Rath Yatra, is starting from 27 June 2025 this year at the Jagannath Puri temple in Odisha. This journey, which starts from the second day of Ashadh Shukla Paksha, attracts millions of devotees here every year. Devotees from all over the country and abroad come to participate in this beautiful and grand event, where the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra go on a tour of the city with full rituals.
This temple is not only a center of faith, but it is also associated with many mysteries, which even science has not been able to understand till date. One of these traditions is that unmarried i.e. lover couples cannot enter the temple here. It is believed that the temple premises do not accept unmarried relationships and only married and faith-bound devotees get darshan here. Let us tell you the reason for this.
Jagannath Puri temple is surrounded by mysteries
The Jagannath temple of Odisha is not only a pilgrimage site, but is also surrounded by mysteries and miracles. This temple is not only famous for the Rath Yatra of Lord Krishna, Balabhadra and Subhadra, but there are many such incidents here, which science has not been able to understand till date.
Puri is situated on the seashore, but as soon as one enters the special premises of the magnificent temple, the sound of the sea waves stops completely. As soon as one comes out of the temple, the same sound starts to be heard again. This is not only surprising, but till now scientists have also not been able to understand the reason behind this.
Why does the temple not cast a shadow?
Another mysterious thing about the Jagannath temple is that, at any time of the day, no matter in which direction the sun is, the shadow of the temple does not fall on the ground. This may sound impossible to you, but it is true, which even science has not been able to prove till date.
The kitchen of the world where food never falls short
The food kitchen present in the temple premises is said to be the world’s largest kitchen. Every day food is prepared here for thousands of devotees. The special thing is that no matter how much crowd there is, till date it has never been heard that any devotee has been deprived of Prasad. The traditional method of preparing food here and its planning is no less than a miracle.
Unmarried lovers cannot go here
According to a famous story, once Radha Rani came to the Jagannath temple to see Shri Krishna , but the priests did not allow her to enter the temple. The reason given was that she was Shri Krishna’s lover and according to the tradition of the temple, unmarried lovers were not allowed entry. Hurt by this, Radha Rani cursed that any unmarried couple who comes together to the temple, their love will never be fulfilled. It is believed that this rule remained and even today devotees are following this tradition.
How to reach Jagannath Temple
To reach Jagannath Temple, Puri (Odisha) you can take a flight to Bhubaneswar Airport, from there Puri is 60-65 km away and can be reached by taxi or bus. Puri Railway Station is connected to many major cities of the country. The temple is about 3 km from the station, where you can take an auto or rickshaw. Regular bus services are also available to reach Puri by road.
