Khallikote Shree Jagannath Temple– Odisha

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Khallikote Shree Jagannath Temple – Odisha

Khallikot,

Odisha 761030

Moolavar

Jagannath

Introduction

Khallikote Shree Jagannath Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located in the Khallikote town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Here the Lord is called as Jagannath. And the temple is very near to Khallikote railway station.

Puranic Significance

This temple is recognized as the second largest Jagannath temple after Puri Jagannath temple. If historians are to be believed construction of this temple in Khallikote was started in 1730 biking Jagannath madaraj eye and completed by its grandson King Jagannath Mardaraja I and completed by his grandson King Jagannath Mardaraja II in the year 1868. According to some ancient text bhagwan Jagannath of Puri along with brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra spent some of the times in this temple during the exile when Mughals attacked sri Mandria in Puri this temple is a grand and the outer walls are beautifully carved with the sculptures of dasavathara, Astadigapalas, Different other avatars of Vishnu (Janardhan, Madhav, Lakshmi Narayan etc..,) some beautiful nagas Nartakis etc,. Every single stone is carved beautifully in this temple which will mesmerize. But the ancient shree Jagannath temple is Khallikote of Ganjam district is in a dilapidated state due to alleged lack of maintenance by the government and it is believe that is immediate steps are not taken towards the renovation of the temple the century old structure might even collapse.