Jagannatha of Puri

Legend holds that Lord Jagannatha appeared to King Indradyumna in a dream, instructing him to raise a mighty temple on the shores of Puri. When the god's image itself proved impossible for any craftsman to complete, a mysterious old carpenter took up the task — on the condition that no one disturb him until it was done. This Amar Chitra Katha retells how faith, patience and a broken promise shaped the making of the most sacred shrine on India's eastern coast.

Vol 709 · 32 pages · Amar Chitra Katha