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Facts

Here is some facts on Lord Jagannath and Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri

Shree Jagannath Temple

Height of Jagannath Temple	214 ft 8 inch (From Road Level)
	181 ft From Inner Base (ANTARVEDI)
Outer wall (Meghanada Prachira)	665 ft x 644 ft
Inner wall (Kurma beda)	420 ft x 315 ft (Made between 1467-1494)
Area of Temple withinin Outer wall	9.83 Acres
Area of Temple within Inner wall	3.03 Acres
Distance between two wall	11 ft
Height of wall	20 ft TO 24 ft
JAGAMOHANA or MUKHASAALA	80 ft x 80 ft
Height of JAGAMOHANA or MUKHASAALA	120 ft
NATA MANDAP	80 ft x 80 ft
BHOGO MANDAP	58 ft x 56 ft
Height of Aruna Stambha	34 ft (11 mtr)

Nilachakra (Blue Wheel)

Weight	2200 kg. (55 MAHANA)
Height	11 ft 8 inch
Diameter	7 ft 6 inch
Thickness of PARIDHI	2 inch
Width of PARIDHI	9 inch
Dimeter of central circle	2 ft 6 inch
Number of wheel bar	8
Length of each wheel bar	1 ft 10 inch
Price (approx)	2 crore (in 1983), 10 cores (in 2000)
Length of Flag (Patita Paban Bana)	62 ft (42 HAATA) [Now limited to 19 HAAT]

Mahaprasad (Pure Vegetarian Spiritual Food)

Fire Places	240
No. of dom (JHINKAA) in a fire place	6
No. of mudpot cooked once in a fire place	9
Cooks	600
Rice	30 monds
Varieties of Mahaprasad	56
Mahaprasad can prepare in a festival day	For 1,00,000 people
Mahaprasad prepare everyday	For 25,000 people

Rath Yatra (Car Festival)

Cloth on Rath	1090 mtr
No. of woods	1072
No. of FAASI wooden log for wheel	72
Height of Nandighosh (Jagannath)	33 ft
No. of wheels of Nandighosh	18 (Now 16)
Wooden log in Nandighosh	832
Weight of Nandighosh	65 Ton
Height of Darpodalona (Subhadra)	31 ft
No. of wheels of Darpodalona	12
Wooden log in Darpodalona	593
Height of Taladhwaja (Balabhadra)	32 ft
No. of wheels of Taladhwaja	16 (Now 14)
Wooden log in Taladhwaja	763
Rathayatra in USA	16 city (approx)
No. of Rathayatra abroad	166 (By ISCON)

Others

Sevayat (Survitors)	206 kind (Now 119)
Number of priests	6,000

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