Puri (Purushottama Kshetra)

Puri Jagannath temple, Puri district, Odisha

• Meditation: I meditate on Lord Jagannath who abides in the Purushottama Kshetra.

• Puri: Puri is an ancient pilgrimage of Lord Jagannath which was known as Purushottama Kshetra. Puri is an All India Char Dham as well as a Shakti Peetha.

• Purushottama Kshetra: Puri (Purushottama Kshetra) is one of the most revered pilgrimage of Lord Krishna called as Lord Jagannath. The glory of Purushottama Kshetra is mentioned in the Skanda Purana - Purushottama Kshetra Mahatmya.

• Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha: Devi Vimala temple of Puri is a Shakti Peetha identified with the Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

• All India Char Dham: Puri is one of the four places of All India Char Dham (Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameshwaram).

• Puri is located in the Puri district of Odisha.

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Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature,
And Nature will preserve Us,
Simplify Life,
And help Nature thrive,
Plant Trees,
And make our planet Green.

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