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abode (site) of Lord Purusottama (Jagannatha) at the coast of Bay of Bengal in Orissa as one of the most prominent centers of Hindu pilgrimage. 27 Four religious centers became prominent in India, which were
recognized as four religious domains (dh膩mas) situated in the four directions of
India. Those are called Badrin膩tha Dh膩ma, Rame艣varan膩tha Dh膩ma,
Dv膩rik膩n膩tha Dh膩ma and Purusottama k峁�etra or Jagannatha Dh膩ma existed in
the north, south, western and eastern sides of India respectively. Traditions
describe that Badrin膩tha Dh膩ma was originated in Satya yuga where Lord
Jagannatha was in meditation, Rame艣varan膩tha in Tretaya where Lord Jatann盲tha
took his full bath, Dv膩rik膩 in Dv盲para where Lord Jagannatha was in deep sleep
and Puri Dh膩ma in Kali-yuga where Lord Jagann膩tha is taking various kinds of
delicious and sacred food (Mah膩pras膩da). Therefore, Badrin膩tha is regarded as
the place of meditation, Rame艣vara as the place of bathing, Dv膩rik膩 the place of
sleeping and Jagann膩tha Dh膩ma the place of eating of Lord Jagannatha
respectively. Probably the sight Ananda Bazar of Lord Jagannatha temple is
conceived and created as a mass hotel-largest in the world.
Considering its sacredness, the great Vai峁ａ箛ava preacher Adi
艢a峁僰ar膩c膩rya established one of his mathas here. In course of time, religious
monasteries belonging to different sects were constructed in this k峁�etra. The
mathas or monasteries were originally founded with the purpose of imparting
education to disciples and giving shelter to pilgrims, feeding travellers, ascetics
and beggars. 28 The local tradition records that there were as many as 752 mathas
established in the k峁�etra of Purusottama, but L.S.S. O'Malley has mentioned that
about seventy mathas were there.29 It is said that in the 8th century AD,
艢ank膩rac膩rya (the great Vai峁ａ箛ava preacher of South India) had set up the first
matha at this k峁�etra (Puri). Out of various mathas existing in Puri, the prominent
mathas are the Govardhana matha, Em盲r matha, R膩dh膩k膩nta matha, O岣峣y膩
matha, 艢iddha Vaku岣穉 matha, Kabira matha, B膩u岣穒 matha, R膩mji matha etc. After
the establishment of mathas in this k峁�etra, a large number of pilgrims and
travelers from all over India as well as abroad frequently come to Puri for darsana
of Lord Jagannatha and enjoy by visiting excellent monuments, sculptures,
paintings etc.
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