Jagnath Mahadev Mandir Navnath, Gujarat

Jagnath Mahadev Mandir Navnath

The Jagannath Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu God Jagannath in the city of Ahmedabad in the Gujarat state of India. The temple located in the Jamalpur locality was established by Sadhu Sarangdasji about 450 years ago. The temple is famous for its annual chariot festival, the Rath Yatra, which is the third most important and largest after the Ratha Yatra at Puri and Kolkata.

How to Reach:

By Air: Nearest Airport to Jagannath Temple

The nearest airport to Jagannath Temple is vadodara airport , vadodara which is 8 km away from Jagannath Temple.

By Rail: Nearest Railway Station to jagannath temple

The nearest railway station to jagannath temple is Vadodara Jn Train Station which is 4 km away from Jagannath Temple.

History

The Rath Yatra-The annual Rath Yatra coincides with the Rath Yatra in Puri. As per tradition elephants have the first glimpse of Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra and lead the procession. The Chief Minister of Gujarat performs the 'Pahind Vidhi' or the symbolic cleaning of the path for chariot of Jagannath for the rath yatra, after which the procession begins.The rath yatra entourage passes through different parts of the city of Ahmedabad covering a distance of about 14-km. The yatra halts at Saraspur, where the locals offer 'Maha Bhoj' to the entire entourage of devotees of Lord Jagannath. It is celebrated as 'Lokotsav' or public festival of the state of Gujarat. The Ahmedabad Rath Yatra is the oldest and largest Rath Yatra festival after the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, and is celebrated on the same day.