Jagannath Temple, Thalassery

Hindu temple in Kerala, India

11°44′11″N 75°30′28″E / 11.736424°N 75.507911°E / 11.736424; 75.507911ArchitectureTypeArchitecture of KeralaSpecificationsTemple(s)OneElevation33.36 m (109 ft)

Shree Jagannatha Temple is a major place of worship in Thalassery, Kannur District, Kerala province, India.^[1]

Location

The temple is located near Jagannath Temple Gate Railway Station, about one kilometre from Thalassery city (Directions).^[2]

History

The temple was erected by Shri Narayana Guru in 1908. A statue of the guru was included in the temple complex in 1927. The Guru had a glimpse of his own statue at Colombo where it arrived on the way from Italy to India.it is a famous Temple.^[3] Varathoor Kaniyil Kunhikannan of Thalassery was the first to visit Sri Narayana Guru and to hail Guru to Thalassery for materializing a Shrine over here. This was Sri Jagannath Temple.

The Temple

The temple is made in the style of Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha. The idol is made of Panchaloha by famous sculptor Thavarali.

Image Gallery

Railway Station
Ganapathy Kovil

References

^ https://www.keralatourism.org/malabar/jagannath-temple-kannur.php
^ "Kerala Tourism".
^ "Kerala Temples in Thalassery - Jagannath Temple, Thalassery". keralatemples.info. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.