The worship and rituals concerning Lord Jagannatha is based on Vedic tradition. Shri Jagannatha Chetana (consciousness) is spreading far and wide being accepted by the devotees of the world and manifested through the ‘Rath Yatra’. In order to strengthen this consciousness, the temples are erected on the efforts of the ancient monarchs & Land-Lords as well as the common devotees of the modern times. As per available sources, there are three thousand Jagannatha temples found in Odisha and more than |