Alarnatha Temple
Puri district, Odisha
Alarnatha Mandira or Alvarnaatha Mandira, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Brahmagiri, Odisha, near Puri. The temple also houses a shrine for his consort Mahalakshmi. During the krishnapaksha of Ashadha, the temple draws large crowds following the Snana Yatra, as devotees are not allowed to view the central icon of Jagannath in the Puri temple. During this period, popularly known as Anasara or 'Anavasara', devotees believe that Lord Jagannath manifests as Alarnath Dev at the Alarnath Mandira in Brahmagiri, about 23 km from Puri. Instead of having darshan in the Puri temple, pilgrims visit this shrine. It is considered one among the 108 Abhimana Kshethram of Vaishnavate tradition.
From the Wikipedia article Alarnatha Mandira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Puri district, Odisha. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Puri railway station (PURI), about 25 km by road.
- By air: Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI), about 67 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
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- Konark Sun Temple – Konark, Puri district, Odisha (about 60 km)
- Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar – Old Town, Bhubaneswar (Ekamra Kshetra), Khordha district, Odisha (about 67 km)
- Maa Tara Tarini Temple – Kumari Hills, on the Rushikulya river near Purusottampur, Ganjam district (about 106 km)
- Maa Biraja Temple, Jajpur – Jajpur town, on the Baitarani (Vaitarani) river, Jajpur district (about 171 km)
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