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High medieval · Hindu · India
Jagannath Temple, Alwar
Alwar, Rajasthan · 27.5306°, 76.6038°
Jagannath (Vishnu)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Vishnu temple in Alwar whose sanctum is unusual in holding two Jagannath images at once, one fixed and one movable, alongside Sitaram and Janki. Its walls and pillars carry uncommon floral motifs, and its ritual calendar differs from the Puri tradition.