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Purushottama Kshetra - Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha (Puri) - Pilgrimages and Temples
• Meditation:
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Lord Jagannath: I meditate on Lord Jagannath of Purushottama Kshetra (Puri).
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Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha where the
Nabhi (Navel) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as
Vimala and the Bhairava is called
Jagannatha.
• Greatness:
Purushottama Kshetra - Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha (Puri):

Puranic Purushottama Kshetra is identified with:
Puri (Puri district, Odisha):
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Sea Shore (Puri)
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Nilachala Hill (Puranic)
Krishna:
Sri Jagannath - Sri Balarama - Sri Subhadra
Devi:
Devi Vimala
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Greatness:
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All India Char Dham: Puri (
Purushottama Kshetra) is one of the All India Char Dhams (Badrinath, Puri, Rameshwaram, Dwarka).
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Shakti Peetha: Puri Vimala is identified with the
Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha. Where the
Nabhi (Navel) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as
Vimala and the Bhairava is called
Jagannatha.
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Puranic References:
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Skanda Purana - Purushottama Kshetra Mahatmya (About Lord Jagannath)
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Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 13 (About Shakti Peetha)
• Places to See:
Presence of Lord Jagannath in Purushottama Kshetra (Puri): |
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► Lord Jagannath
Puri, the land of Lord Jagannath, is identified with the Purushottama Kshetra mentioned in Skanda Purana - Purushottama Kshetra Mahatmya.
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Presence of Devi in Purushottama Kshetra (Puri): |
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► Devi Vimala
Devi Vimala Temple of Puri (inside Puri Jagannath Temple) is identified with the Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.
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• Location:
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Puri is located in the
Puri district of
Odisha. The temple can be visited from Puri (within city).
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