What is the story of the 4 doors of Jagannath temple?

All the four doors of Jagannath Temple have been opened for devotees. On this special occasion, the new CM Mohan Charan Majhi worshiped in the temple and took the blessings of the Lord. The new government of Odisha on Wednesday approved the proposal to open all the four gates of the Jagannath temple, today it has been implemented.

Jagannath Dham means Vaikunth of the earth. As soon as the government was formed in Odisha, the BJP government fulfilled its big election promise and opened all the four gates of Jagannath Dham (Odisha Jagannath Puri Temple). CM Mohan Charan Majhi announced this on Wednesday. Since the Corona epidemic, devotees had to enter the temple from only one gate, which caused crowd and trouble. Now devotees are entering the temple from all the four gates. This will not have to face the crowd. What are these four gates of Jagannath temple and also know the story related to their importance.

What are the 4 gates of Jagannath temple?

There are four gates on the outer wall of Jagannath temple, eastern, western, northern and southern. The first gate is named Singhdwar (Lion Gate), the second gate is named Vyaghra Dwar (Tiger Gate), the third gate is named Hasti Dwar (Elephant Gate) and the fourth gate is named Ashwa Dwar (Horse Gate). All these are considered symbols of religion, knowledge, detachment and opulence.

Importance of 4 gates of Jagannath temple?

Eastern gate of the temple Singhdwar: This is the main entrance of Jagannath temple. There are statues of two lions in a bent posture on this gate. It is believed that entering the temple from this gate leads to salvation.

Western gate of the temple Vyaghra Dwar: There is a statue of a tiger on this entrance of Jagannath temple. It teaches to follow religion every moment. Tiger is also considered a symbol of desire. Special devotees and saints enter the temple through this gate.

The northern gate of the temple, Hasti Dwar: There are statues of elephants on both sides of this gate of the temple. Elephant is considered to be the vehicle of Goddess Lakshmi. It is said that the Mughals attacked and damaged these statues of elephants. Later, they were repaired and the statues were placed on the northern gate of the temple. It is said that this gate is for the entry of sages.

The southern gate of the temple, Ashwa Dwar: There are statues of horses on both sides of this gate of the temple. The special thing is that Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra are riding on the back of horses in the glory of war. This gate is known as Vijay.