Shri Jagannath Dham, Vrindavan
One day about 500 years ago, Lord Shri Krishna appeared before Shri Haridasji Maharaj, a Vaishnav Mahatma of Vrindavan, and told him that in the month of Ashadh the existing images of Jagannath, Balram and Subhadra Devi would be replaced by new ones. Lord ordered him to bring the old vigrahas to Vrindavan.
The custom in Jagannath Puri is that every thirty-six years or so, the old wooden murtis are replaced by new ones during the anavasar period between Snana Yatra and Ratha Yatra.
Mahatma Haridas ji went to Puri on foot with his disciples. They reached Puri four days before Rath Yatra. Haridas requested Puri temple priest to hand over the old vigrahas as had been requested by Lord Krishna himself. The priest asked him to see the King of Puri, Maharaja Pratap Rudra, to get authorization. Th...Read more