Puri, the Home of Lord Jagannatha

This Pilgrimage Guide to Sri Purushottama Kshetra is a comprehensive study featuring the Shastric references to the importance of the holy city of Jagannatha Puri, the tattva of Jagannatha, Balabhadra, Subhadra, Sudarshana, Daru Brahman, Narasimha, Madhava, as well as the Tantric aspects of Jagannatha and the story of the appearance of Jagannatha according to the various traditions. Special sections have been dedicated to the description of the daily and special rituals, food offerings and Veshas (outfits), the duties of the temple Sevakas, the various shrines inside the Sri Mandira and in the city of Puri, the various Mathas still existing in Puri, as well as a detailed calendar of all festivals celebrated inside the Jagannatha temple and in Orissa in general, and a large Glossary for the technical terms and names.