Jagannath Temple, Hindu temple in Dhurva, Ranchi district, India.
Jagannath Temple stands on a hillock about 85–90 m high in Jagannathpur, Dhurva, roughly 10 km from Ranchi town. Built in the Kalinga style on the model of the Puri temple but smaller, it has a curved, ribbed spire with a red flag, a porch with a red-and-white railing and a small ribbed dome, and two domed side pavilions. Dense trees fill the compound.
Thakur Ani Nath Shahdeo, king of Barkagarh Jagannathpur, completed the temple on 25 December 1691. That same year it was desecrated and vandalised under the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The structure collapsed on 6 August 1990 and was rebuilt, reopening on 8 February 1992.
Each year during the month of Aashaadha, a Rath Yatra sets out from the main temple to a smaller shrine on a nearby hill called Mausi Bari, and a fair runs for seven days. Thousands of tribal and non-tribal devotees from Ranchi and neighbouring villages join the procession.
The temple stands on a hillock about 10 km from Ranchi's main town. Visitors can reach the main gate either by climbing the staircase or by taking a vehicle up the motorable path, so cars and auto-rickshaws can drive close to the entrance.
A smaller temple on a nearby hill, Mausi Bari, is linked to the main shrine by the Rath Yatra procession, which travels from Jagannath Temple to Mausi Bari each year and is followed by a seven-day fair.
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