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{{Short description|List of Jagannath temples outside Puri, Odisha}}
[[File:Shri Jagannath temple.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]], the principal shrine of Lord Jagannath and one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites in India]]
The '''List of Jagannath temples outside Puri''' includes Hindu temples dedicated to [[Jagannath]], a form of [[Vishnu]] worshipped mostly in [[Odisha]]. The [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]] is still the most important shrine and a major place for pilgrims to visit.<ref name="Pattanaik2006">{{cite book |last=Pattanaik |first=Devdutt |title=Pashu: Animal Tales from Hindu Mythology |date=2006 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0143062011 |page=158 |quote=The temple at Puri remains the heart of Jagannath worship, though his presence has spread globally.}}</ref> However, there are now many other temples in India and other countries that are dedicated to Jagannath.<ref>{{cite web |title=Places of Interest: Puri |url=https://puri.odisha.gov.in/en/tourism/places-of-interest |publisher=Government of Odisha |access-date=25 April 2026}}</ref><ref name="Hardenberg2011">{{cite book |last=Hardenberg |first=Roland |url=https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/12836/ |title=The Ongoing Reconstruction of Vishwarupa: Jagannath as a Global Icon |date=2011 |publisher=University of Heidelberg |doi=10.11588/heidok.00012836 |quote=The spread of Jagannath temples outside Odisha is intrinsically linked to the migration of the Odia community and the universal appeal of the Ratha Yatra.}}</ref>

Many of these temples are connected to Odia diaspora communities and hold ceremonies like the yearly [[Ratha Yatra]].<ref name="Nayak2020">{{cite journal |last=Nayak |first=Pabitra Mohan |date=June 2020 |title=The Global Sojourn of Lord Jagannath |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/orissareview/2020/June/engpdf/45-51.pdf |journal=Odisha Review |pages=45–51 |access-date=2026-04-25}}</ref>

== India ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Photo !! Name !! Location !! State !! Notes
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| [[File:Saila Srikhetra, Angul.png|250px]]|| [[Jagannath Temple, Angul|Saila Srikhetra]] || Angul || Odisha ||<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwUtP4kK93Q |title=History And Significance Of Saila Srikhetra Jagannath Temple, Angul |date=2023-07-31 |last=Argus News |access-date=2026-04-27 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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| [[File:Dharakote jagannathemple.jpg|250px]] || [[Jagannath Mandir, Dharakot|Dharakot Jagannath Mandir]] || Ganjam || Odisha || Built in modern Kalinga style, like the Jagannath Temple in Puri. People in the area know it for its ''Ekadasi Cart festival''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ancient Shri Jagannatha Temple (Dharakot), ਗੰਜਾਮ, ਭਾਰਤ - ਸਮੀਖਿਆਵਾਂ, ਰੇਟਿੰਗਾਂ, ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਿਫਾਰਸ਼ |url=https://wanderlog.com/pa/place/details/6144661/ancient-shri-jagannatha-temple-dharakot |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=Wanderlog |language=pa}}</ref><ref name="OdishaReviewJuly2016">{{cite journal |last=Dash |first=Balakrushna |date=July 2016 |title=Krishna Jagannath |url=https://magazines.odisha.gov.in/orissareview/2016/July/engpdf/83-85.pdf |journal=Odisha Review |publisher=Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Odisha |volume=LXXII |issue=12 |pages=83–85 |access-date=April 25, 2026}}</ref>
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| [[File:Jagannath Mandir Badahra Mahant Photo.jpg|250px]] || [[Jagannath Mandir, Badahra Mahant]] || Maharajganj || Uttar Pradesh || Considered essential because deity's watch is built there after having a dream.<ref>{{Citation |title=Jagannath Mandir, Badahra Mahant |date=2026-04-25 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jagannath_Mandir,_Badahra_Mahant&oldid=1350998870 |access-date=2026-04-25 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Hindustan2023">{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Pawan Kumar |date=11 October 2023 |title=Hindustan Special: महराजगंज के इस मठ से जुड़ी है नेपाल के लोगों की आस्था, जानें क्या है 237 साल की परंपरा |trans-title=Hindustan Special: The faith of the people of Nepal is linked to this monastery of Maharajganj, know what is the 237-year-old tradition |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/story-maharajganj-jagannath-temple-badahra-mahant-history-and-tradition-8862590.html |access-date=April 25, 2026 |work=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="AmarUjala2020">{{cite news |last=Shukla |first=Vivek |date=31 May 2020 |title=इस मंदिर में ब्रिटिश हुकूमत के अंग्रेज अफसर आते थे मत्था टेकने, इसका इतिहास जानकर हो जाएंगे हैरान |trans-title=English officers of the British government used to come to this temple to bow their heads, you will be surprised to know its history |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/maharajganj/maharajganj-jagannath-temple-history-british-officers-used-to-visit |access-date=April 25, 2026 |work=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>
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| [[File:Chatia temple.jpg|250px]] || [[Chhatia Bata|Chhatia Jagannath Temple]] || Jajpur || Odisha
|Dedicated to Jagannath and connected to ''[[Kalki]]'', the avatar of [[Vishnu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chavan |first=Akshay |date=22 November 2023 |title=Chhatia Bata Temple: Where the 'Kalki' Avatar will emerge |url=https://www.peepultree.world/livehistoryindia/story/places/chhatia-bata-temple-where-the-kalki-avatar-will-emerge?srsltid=AfmBOoqlVR2lGTYEsr7-M8MpLaivz8rXchZCGdiorWTqmD_X-idZ9B3i |website=PEEPUL TREE STORIES}}</ref>
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| || [[Agartala Jagannath Mandir|Jagannath Mandir, Agartala]] || Agartala || Tripura || The temple, which was built in the 1800s, is on the grounds of the [[Ujjayanta Palace]] and is dedicated to the Hindu gods [[Jagannath]], [[Balabhadra]], and [[Subhadra]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=EnvyTheme |title=Tripura Tourism |url=https://tripuratourism.gov.in/single-tour.php?id=56 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205212427/https://tripuratourism.gov.in/single-tour.php?id=56 |archive-date=2025-12-05 |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=tripuratourism.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[File:Jagannath Temple.2, Rayagada.JPG|250px]] || [[Jagannath Temple, Rayagada|Sradhha Shrikhetra, Rayagada]] || Rayagada || Odisha ||More than 50 years ago, the temple was first built. The temple's main gods are Lord [[Jagannath]], [[Balabhadra]], and [[Subhadra]]. In 2007, the temple was rebuilt with a new look. On June 20, 2007, the [[Dibyasingha Deba|Gajapati Raja]] of Puri came to the opening ceremony of the new Temple.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jagannath Dham refers to Puri only: Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/jagannath-dham-refers-to-puri-only-gajapati-maharaja-dibyasingha-deb/ar-AA1EeqLK?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1 |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tour |first=Odisha |date=2021-12-02 |title=Jagannath Temple, Rayagada |url=https://odishatour.in/jagannath-temple-rayagada/ |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=Odisha Tour |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| [[File:Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh.jpg|250px]] || [[Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh]] || Nayagarh || Odisha ||Rebuilt in 1972, the temple is in [[Pancharatha]] [[Deula|Rekha Deula]] style.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tour |first=Odisha |date=2020-11-25 |title=Khandapada Palace, Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh |url=https://odishatour.in/khandapara-nayagarh/ |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=Odisha Tour |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| [[File:Jagannath temple of Koraput 03.jpg|250px]] || [[Jagannath Temple, Koraput|Shabara Shrikshetra]] || Koraput || Odisha ||This temple follows the idea that everyone should be treated equally, regardless of caste, gender, or religion. Therefore, the entry to the temple is accessible by everyone regardless of their gender, caste, and religion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sabara Srikhetra |url=http://sabarasrikhetra.com/about |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=sabarasrikhetra.com}}</ref>
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| [[File:Jagannath temple at Gunupur,Rayagada.jpg|250px]] || [[Jagannath Temple, Gunupur]] || Raygada || Odisha || It was an old temple built by the Maharaja Vikramadeb of Jeypore over a hundred years ago. The present structure of the temple with new look has been constructed in the year 1997.
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| [[File:Jagannath Temple, Digha - জগন্নাথ মন্দির, দীঘা-৪.jpg|250px]] || [[Jagannath Temple, Digha|Digha Jagannath Dham]] || Purba Medinipur || West Bengal ||It was built to look like the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath Temple]] in Puri, Odisha, and it was opened on April 30, 2025, after a [[prana pratishtha]] (consecration) ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Federal |first=The |date=2025-04-30 |title=Explained: Why replica of the Puri Jagannath temple in Bengal has triggered a row? |url=https://thefederal.com/category/states/east/west-bengal/jagannath-temple-in-digha-bengal-faces-staunch-resistance-from-puri-servitors-184408 |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=thefederal.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Temple |first=Digha Jagannath |title=Digha Jagannath Temple 2026: Timings, Live Darshan, Hotels Nearby & Location |url=https://dighajagannath.com/ |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=Digha Jagannath |language=en}}</ref>
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| [[File:Shrikshetra Dham, Dibrugarh.jpg|250px]] || [[Jagannath Temple, Dibrugarh|Srikshetra Dham]] || Dibrugarh || Assam ||The temple, built in 2014, is a replica of the second form of the original [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath Temple]] at [[Puri]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Sambad English |date=2018-02-26 |title=Exclusive: The temples home to Odisha's Lord Jagannath in North-East India |url=https://sambadenglish.com/exclusive-the-temples-home-to-odishas-lord-jagannath-in-north-east-india/ |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=Sambad English |language=en}}</ref>
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| [[File:Jagannadha Temple, Hyderabad.jpg|250px]] || [[Jagannath Temple, Hyderabad]] || Hyderabad || Telangana || Famous for its yearly Rathyatra festival attended by thousands of devotees.<ref>{{cite news|title=Over 6,000 devotees attend Jagannath Rath Yatra|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article548055.ece|access-date=29 July 2014|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=22 June 2012|archive-date=14 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814143652/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article548055.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[File:Ahmedabad2007-269.JPG|250px]] || [[Jagannath Temple, Ahmedabad]] || Ahmedabad || Gujarat || Noted for its annual chariot festival, [[Rath Yatra]], which is the third most important and largest after the Ratha Yatra at Puri.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-27 |title=Jagannath Rath Yatra 2025: Four Popular Festivals Outside Of Puri |url=https://www.outlooktraveller.com/experiences/heritage/4-prominent-rath-yatras-in-india |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=Outlook Traveller |language=en}}</ref>
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| [[File:Shree jagannath temple bangalore sankar.jpg|250px]] || [[Jagannath Temple, Bengaluru]] || Bengaluru || Karnataka || Its main festival is the annual [[Ratha Yatra|Rath Yatra]], attended by more than 15,000 devotees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Odias in Bangalore celebrated Rath Yatra, Orissa Event Diary |url=http://orissadiary.com/ShowEvents.asp?id=34709 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307134300/http://orissadiary.com/ShowEvents.asp?id=34709 |archive-date=2013-03-07 |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=orissadiary.com}}</ref>
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| [[File:Jagannath Temple in Delhi.jpg|250px]]|| [[Jagannath Temple, Delhi]] || Delhi || Delhi || Located in [[Hauz Khas]], which is known for its annual [[Ratha Yatra|Rathyatra]] festival, and draws thousands of devotees.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2006-06-27 |title=Thousands celebrate Jagannath rath yatra in Delhi |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1067728441.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924202417/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1067728441.html |archive-date=2015-09-24}}</ref>
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| || Jagannath Temple, Varanasi || Varanasi || Uttar Pradesh ||
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| [[File:Jagannath Temple Alwar.jpg|250px]] || [[Jagannath Temple, Alwar]] || Alwar || Rajasthan || Known for its annual [[Ratha Yatra|Rath Yatra]] festival, when Lord [[Jagannath]] is carried in a [[Ratha|chariot]] called ''Indra Vimana''. The chariot, which used to be an elephant carriage, was given to the temple by the former Maharaja of Alwar to be used for the Rath yatra. The Rath Yatra festival has its own customs and traditions that are different from those of [[Puri district|Puri]].<ref name="UtsavJagannathAlwar">{{cite web |last=Ministry of Tourism |first=Government of India |title=Jagannath Fair, Alwar, Rajasthan |url=https://utsav.gov.in/view-event/jagannath-fair-alwar-rajasthan |access-date=April 26, 2026 |website=Utsav Portal}}</ref>
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| || Jagannath Temple, Raigarh || Raigarh || Chhattisgarh || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-01 |title=मुख्यमंत्री विष्णु देव साय ने रायगढ़ के राजापारा स्थित भगवान जगन्नाथ मंदिर में की पूजा-अर्चना - Jayjohar |url=https://jayjohar.com/chief-minister-vishnu-dev-sai-offered-prayers-at-lord-jagannath-temple-in-rajapara-raigarh/ |access-date=2026-04-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| [[File:0012623 Jagannadh temple, Khallari Chhattisgarh 008.jpg|250px]]|| Jagannath Temple, Khallari || Mahasamund district || Chhattisgarh || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Visit Lord Jagannath {{!}} View Trail/Package {{!}} Odisha Tourism |url=https://odishatourism.gov.in/content/tourism/en/discover/attractions/temples-monuments/jagannath-temple.html |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=odishatourism.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>
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| || Jagannath Temple, Bharuch || Bharuch || Gujarat || <ref name="RGyanBharuch">{{cite web |title=Jagannath Temple, Bharuch: History, Significance and Timing |url=https://rgyan.com/en/temples/jagannath-temple-bharuch |access-date=April 26, 2026 |website=RGyan}}</ref>
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| [[File:17th century Jagannath temple Ranchi Jharkhand - 6.jpg|250px]]|| [[Jagannath Temple, Ranchi]] || Ranchi (Hatia) || Jharkhand || The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb desecrated and vandalized it in 1691.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Jagannath Temple, Ranchi |url=http://www.hoparoundindia.com/jharkhand/ranchi-attractions/jagannath-temple.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810030247/http://www.hoparoundindia.com/jharkhand/ranchi-attractions/jagannath-temple.aspx |archive-date=2022-08-10 |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=www.hoparoundindia.com |url-status=live }}</ref> The temple fell down on August 6, 1990, and it was rebuilt on February 8, 1992.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|title=Jagannath Temple, Ranchi|url=http://pages.rediff.com/jagannath-temple--ranchi/538882|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=7 March 2012|archive-date=5 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305072105/http://pages.rediff.com/jagannath-temple--ranchi/538882|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

== Outside India ==
{{Incomplete list|date=April 2026}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name !! Location !! Country !! Notes
|-
| Jagannath Temple || Fremont, California || United States || In 1994, members of the Odia American community from the Bay Area laid the groundwork for California's first Jagannath temple at the Fremont Hindu Temple (Vedic Dharma Samaj).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratha Yatra 2025 |url=https://www.newindiaabroad.com/event/community/ratha-yatra-2025 |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=www.newindiaabroad.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratha Yatra 2025 |url=https://allevents.in/fremont/ratha-yatra-2025/200028026721505 |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=AllEvents |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| Jagannath Temple || Chicago, Illinois || United States || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-18 |title=Home - Shri Jagannath Temple |url=https://srijagannathchicago.org/ |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=Shri Jagannath Temple - of Greater Chicago |language=en}}</ref>
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| Jagannath Temple || New York || United States || <ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-06-13 |title=Jagannath Rath Yatra 2025 in the US: Dates, time, locations, and other highlights |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/jagannath-rath-yatra-2025-in-the-us-dates-time-locations-and-other-highlights/articleshow/121830574.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2026-04-26 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref name="NilaNhakra">{{Cite web |title=Lord Sri Jagannath temples Locator around the world |url=http://www.nilachakra.50webs.com/Temple/sjtworld.htm |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=www.nilachakra.50webs.com}}</ref>
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| Jagannath Temple || Dallas, Texas || United States || <ref>{{Cite web |last=ttdseva.in@gmail.com |date=2023-09-12 |title=Hindu Temples in Texas, Dallas USA - TTD Seva |url=https://ttdseva.in/hindu-temples-texas-dallas-usa/ |access-date=2026-04-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="NilaNhakra"/>
|-
| Jagannath Temple || Toronto || Canada || <ref>{{cite web |title=History of Shree Jagannath Temple Canada |url=https://www.jagannathmandir.ca/history |access-date=April 26, 2026 |publisher=Shree Jagannath Temple Canada}}</ref><ref name="NilaNhakra"/>
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| Jagannath Temple || London || United Kingdom || <ref>{{Cite web |last=UK |first=Shree Jagannatha Society |title=Shree Jagannatha Society UK |url=https://sjsuk.org/ |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=Shree Jagannatha Society UK |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NilaNhakra"/>
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| Jagannath Temple || Paris || France || <ref>{{Citation |title=List of Hindu temples in France |date=2025-05-24 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Hindu_temples_in_France&oldid=1292019344 |access-date=2026-04-26 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NilaNhakra"/>
|-
| Jagannath Temple || Hong Kong || China (SAR) || <ref name="NilaNhakra"/><ref name="rathyatra">{{Cite web |title=SHRI JAGANNATH TEMPLES IN INDIA & ABROAD ! |url=https://www.rathyatra.org/list-of-jagannath-temples.html |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=www.rathyatra.org}}</ref>
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| Jagannath Temple || Byron Bay || Australia || <ref name="rathyatra"/><ref name="NilaNhakra"/>
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| Jagannath Temple || Buenos Aires || Argentina || <ref name="rathyatra"/><ref name="NilaNhakra"/>
|}

==Significance ==
Jagannath temples outside of Puri show how Odia religious traditions have spread beyond their original area.<ref name="Dash2010">{{cite book |last=Dash |first=Gaganendranath |title=Jagannath Revisited: Studying an Indian State, its Religion and Society |date=2010 |publisher=Manohar Publishers |isbn=978-8173048593 |page=142-155}}</ref><ref name="Goswami1983">{{cite book |last=Goswami |first=Satsvarupa dasa |title=Prabhupada: Messenger of the Next World |date=1983 |publisher=Bhaktivedanta Book Trust |pages=120–125 |chapter=The First Ratha-yatra in the West}}</ref> These temples often keep up with cultural traditions like the [[Ratha Yatra]], which helps diaspora communities stay connected to their roots.<ref>{{Citation |last=Dash |first=Jyoti Prakash |title=Jagannath Culture And Social Transformation: Emotional Ecology, And Inclusivity |date=October 2025 |work=Indigenous Knowledge, Decolonial Turn & Social Development in the Global South |pages=98–108 |editor-last=Singh |editor-first=Shaleen Kumar |url=https://qtanalytics.in/publications/index.php/books/article/view/766 |access-date=2026-04-25 |publisher=QTanalytics India |doi=10.48001/978-81-988770-1-7-10 |isbn=978-81-988770-1-7 |editor2-last=Sharma |editor2-first=Shalini |editor3-last=Verma |editor3-first=Daisy}}</ref><ref name="Eschmann1978">{{cite book |last1=Eschmann |first1=Anncharlott |title=The Cult of Jagannath and the Regional Tradition of Orissa |last2=Kulke |first2=Hermann |last3=Tripathi |first3=Gaya Charan |date=1978 |publisher=Manohar Publications |location=New Delhi |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Mohapatra2014">{{cite journal |last1=Mohapatra |first1=Gopinath |date=July 2014 |title=The Living Traditions of Jagannath Culture and its Global Impact |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/orissareview/2014/July/engpdf/12-19.pdf |journal=Orissa Review |access-date=2026-04-25}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]]
* [[Ratha Yatra]]
* [[Jagannath]]
* [[Culture of Odisha]]

== References ==

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List of Jagannath Temples outside Puri - Revision history

Md Omar Faruq at 17:02, 8 May 2026