The Jagannath Temple, located in Puri, Odisha is known for several miracles and stories. These are deeply rooted within the devotion and faith of its followers. The "floating log" is one of the miracles attributed to Lord Jagannath Temple. According to legend, Lord Jagannath appeared to King Indradyumna in Malwa through a dream and told him to carve a picture from a log floating at sea.
The king found the floating log and followed divine instructions, but had difficulty carving the image. Lord Vishwakarma appeared as the divine architect in disguise. He offered to carve idols if the king promised not to interrupt until the process was complete. The king accepted, and the carving started inside a closed room. Curiosity got the best of the queen and she opened up the door too early, disrupting the carving process.
The idols of Lord Jagannath and Lord Balabhadra as well as Devi Subhadra have been completed and installed at the Jagannath Temple despite the interruption. The idols, which are missing their hands and feet but are worshipped and believed to embody the divine, are considered a miracle. This event shows that the Lord accepts devotion from his devotees despite imperfections and incompleteness.
Jagannath Temple's unique "Nilachakra" is a giant disc in the shape of a wheel mounted on its top spire. The Nilachakra is said to have immense spiritual power and, during storms and cyclones it rotates on its own axis the other way. This protects the temple and town of Puri. This is a miracle and a testimony to the divine protection that the temple provides.
These stories and miracles add to the spiritual aura and mysticism surrounding the Jagannath Temple and increase the devotion and faith among its devotees. These stories and miracles encourage devotees in their faith and belief in God and to experience the blessings, and miracles that Lord Jagannath is said to bring.
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