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Baripada, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha · 21.9292°, 86.7233°
The Jagannath temple of Baripada in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, built in 1575 by Maharaja Baidyanath Bhanj according to its inscription. Its Rath Yatra is noted for the Subhadra chariot being pulled by women alone.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The king is said to have been turned away from darshan at Puri and, after penance, told in a dream to build a temple at Baripada where Jagannath himself would come down to his devotee.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Bhanja of Mayurbhanj
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