Jay Jagannath, Jagannath Puri Temple, Odisha Facts about Shape of the Deities at Puri Temple Lekhani Sebaka Content provided by T.K.V. Karuna e.mail id: [email protected] When Lord Shri Krishna died of penetration of an of trinity through the services of the Biswakarma arrow thrown by Jara Shabara (the tribal chief) His (the Devine carpenter). body was cremated near the sea (now known as Swarga Dwara) but the Naval portion (Nabhi Biswakarma agreed to the service in the condition Manadala) did not burn. Hence, that was floated in that he would be allowed to work in a closed room the sea. for 21 days and the door should not be opened before the stipulated time. After that Kali Yuga started and the thrown away portion reached Puri in shape of Daru or Wood log One day the King, provoked by the queen became according to Rig Veda. curious to verify the fact as there was no sound after some days. Then king Indradyumna was directed through a dream (Swapnadesha) to fetch the Daru for worship Surprisingly the King discovered the carpenter in a temple. The king wanted to prepare the images absent in the locked room leaving the idols half A TO Z INDIA ● DECEMBER 2021 ● PAGE 19