The Jagannath temple at Hauz KhasLord Jagannath Temple (PURI) - Lord Jagannath, the symbol of universal love and is worshiped in the Temple along with Balabhadra, Subhadra, Sudarshan, Madhaba, Sridevi and Bhudevi on the Ratnabedi or the bejewelled platform. The Deities, Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Chakra Sudarshan are made of margosa wood.
The Jagannath temple at Hauz Khas is the centre of cultural conglomeration for Oriyas in Delhi.
Sree Neelachala Seva Sangh established the temple in Hauz Khas in 1969 after getting land from the Delhi Development Authority. The then Orissa Government had donated one lakh rupees for the temple would also serve as a centre of cultural, religious and spiritual interests of Oriyas in Delhi. The Lord’s Yatra began first in 1979 after the temple was built.
The Hauz Khas Jagannath temple, however, was not built by any influential or powerful persons. It came up with the initiative of a working class Oriya population comprising mostly of plumbers and small salaried people, bearing testimony that Sri Jagannath is the ‘dear Lord of the masses’.
DAILY TEMPLE TIMINGS OF LORD JAGANNATH
Last Year (2006) in Delhi, the rath yatra was taken out in six different areas. The largest show was at the Jagannath temple of Shree Neelachala Seva Sangh in Hauz Khas village in South Delhi, where over one-and-a-half lakh devotees took part in the procession.
Address : Sree Neelachala Seva Sangha, Delhi (Block - C, SDA, Hauz Khas, Village Road, New Delhi - 110 016, Tel : 26966978,26868488)
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Nice post. I would love to go there. Explore more about Hauz Khas Village entry fees, open timings, visit duration etc.
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