Shri Prachin Jagannath Temple is also known as Shri Jagannath Mandir and it is located in Bodhgaya in Gaya District of Bihar. This Temple has dual entrances one facing East while the other entrance is South facing. The South facing entrance looks bigger and is seen with two Leopard Idols and two Dwara Baalaka Idols. Devotees may have to climb a few steps to reach the level of the Temple premises wherein there is a huge tiled flooring. The Temple has placed several benches around this tiled flooring for the Devotees to sit and relax. At the centre of this tiled flooring is a squarish cemented Sub Shrine and they have drawn the face of Shri Hanuman Ji along with Divine Mace which is East facing. There is a North facing Idol of Shri Ganapathy here. The South facing wall has coloured inscription of Shri Jai Bajrang Bali written on it. Inwardly there is an East facing Idol embossed on it and this faces the Shrine of Sri Ram which is located on the first floor. On top of this squarish structure they have erected a Thulasi saplings. 

There are two North facing Sub Shrines in the ground floor and both have Shivaling in them and facing these two Sub Shrines are two respective Nandhi Bhagwan. The rear wall of these two Sub Shrines are embossed with several Divine Idols of various Gods and Goddess. The actual Temple is on the first floor in which there are two seperate Shrines of Shri Ram and Shri Jagannath and both these Shrines can be accessed by around 20 steps and there are two ways for the Devotees to climb up and come down from these two Shrines. The first East facing Shrine in the first floor comprises of Shri Ram, Goddess Seetha, Shri Lakshman with Shri Hanuman seen in a kneeling posture before them. Facing this Shri Ram Janaki Shrine is a black West facing Idol of Shri Thulasidas. 

The second East facing Shrine in the first floor is that of Shri Jagannath in which Shri Jagannath and Shri Balram are on either side with a centrally placed Idol of Shri Subhathra. All these three Idols are East facing and they look resplendent to the eyes of the onlooking Devotees. This Shrine looks dazzling to the eyes of the Devotees when seen along with the gold plated threshold. Facing this Shrine of Shri Jagannath is a West facing black Idol of Shri Garuda. Standing guard before the Shrine of Shri Jagannath are two Dwara Baalakas viz. Shri Jayan and Shri Vijayan. The upper wall of the Shrine of Shri Jagannath has various Idols of Shri Mathsya Avathar, Shri Koorma Avathar, Shri Varaha Avathar, Shri Narasimha Avathar, Shri Vamana Avathar, Shri Parusurama Avathar, Shri Ram Avathar, Shri Balaram Avathar, Shri Buddh Avathar and Shri Kalki Avathar. There is also an East facing Idol of Shri Mahalakshmi fixed on the upper wall. There is ample space in the first floor between the Shrines of Shri Ram Janaki and Shri Jagannath in which religious functions, concerts etc could be conducted. 

The ground floor of the Temple has an exclusive East facing Sub Shrine of Shri Loknath who is another form of Shiva and He is seen as a Shivaling within a hexagonal Sanctum. Facing this Shivaling is a Nandhi Bhagwan with a Trident placed nearby. This Sub Shrine of Shri Loknath too looks eye captivating in the backdrop of its gold plated threshold. This Temple has a huge Annadhana Koodam for the sake of the Devotees. The Temple has its office functioning from within the Temple premises. There is also a Temple shop selling Divine souvenirs. Sri Rama Navami, Krishna Jayanthi, Hanumath Jayanthi are some of the functions that are celebrated with great fanfare. Male Devotees can enter the Temple either with Pant or Dhoti while Female Devotees are allowed with a Saree, Salwar Kameez with Duppatta. 

Contact Details: Archarya Shri Ravishankar Sharma Chief Priest 98354 24000, Treasurer 85212 11212 and 99730 11630

Temple Timing: 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM

Distance from Gaya to Bodh Gaya is 13 Kms

Distance from Varanasi to Bodh Gaya is 249 Kms

Distance from Prayagraj to Bodh Gaya is 366 Kms

Distance from Ayodhya to Bodh Gaya is 471 Kms

Distance from Indore to Bodh Gaya is 1189 Kms

Distance from Ujjain to Bodh Gaya is 1221 Kms

Distance from Kanpur to Bodh Gaya is 599 Kms

Distance from Mirzapur to Bodh Gaya is 301 Kms

Distance from Bareilly to Bodh Gaya is 807 Kms

Distance from Meerut to BodhGaya is 985 Kms

Distance from Jhansi to Bodh Gaya is 774 Kms

Distance from Mathura to Bodh Gaya is 935 Kms

Distance from Puri to Bodhgaya is 710 Kms

Distance from Konark to Bodhgaya is 714 Kms

Distance from Haridwar to Bodhgaya is 1075 Kms

Distance from Ahmedabad to Bodhgaya is 1646 Kms

Distance from Rishikesh to Bodhgaya is 1097 Kms

Distance from Dehradun to Bodhgaya is 1172 Kms

Distance from Almora to Bodhgaya is 1011 Kms

Distance from Ranikhet to Bodhgaya is 1002 Kms

Distance from Guwahati to Bodhgaya is 1027 Kms

Distance from Tezpur to Bodhgaya is 1114 Kms

Distance from Bhubaneswar to Bodhgaya is 673 Kms

Distance from Ranchi to Bodh Gaya is 216 Kms

Distance from Dhanbad to Bodh Gaya is 209 Kms

Distance from Kolkatta to Bodh Gaya is 472 Kms

Distance from Durgapur to Bodh Gaya is 303 Kms

Distance from Raipur to Bodh Gaya is 696 Kms

Distance from Jabalpur to Bodh Gaya is 690 Kms

Distance from Lucknow to Bodh Gaya is 549 Kms

Distance from Agra to Bodh Gaya is 873 Kms

Distance from Jaipur to Bodh Gaya is 1128 Kms

Distance from Gwalior to Bodh Gaya is 878 Kms

Distance from New Delhi to Bodh Gaya is 1029 Kms

Distance from Chennai to Bodh Gaya is 1775 Kms

Nearest Railway Station is Gaya R.S.

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