| Jagannath’s
chariot is very large. It is 45 feet high and 35 feet broad. It has six giant wheels. People in thousands draw this car with giant ropes, shouting
"Jagannatlh-ki-jai!
The prince and the pauper eat the temple prasad from the
same hand. Great saints like Kabir and Chaitanya have lived in this city. You will learn
about them in course of time.
MEANINGS
Chariot - Wooden car.
Procession - Going round the street.
Giant - Big-sized.
Pauper - Poor man.
Prasad - Food offered first to God and
later distributed among people.
Terrible - Fearful.
EXERCISE
Questions
1. What deities are worshipped in Puri?
2. What is Balarama’s weapon?
3. How did the Jagannath temple come to be built?
4. What is note-worthy about the worship in this temple?
5. Can you name some of the great saints that lived in this
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