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Jagannath Temple, Thalassery
Jagannath Temple, Thalassery
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kannur
Deity	Shiva
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri
Location
Location	Thalassery
State	Kerala
Country	India
	Jagannath Temple, Thalassery, Kannur, Kerala
Geographic coordinates	11°44′11″N 75°30′28″E / 11.736424°N 75.507911°E
Architecture
Type	Architecture of Kerala
Specifications
Temple(s)	One
Elevation	33.36 m (109 ft)

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

Location edit

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

History edit

Jagannath Temple Gate Railway Station in Thalassery, Kerala

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 edit

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

Image Gallery edit

Railway Station
Ganapathy Kovil

Thalassery Jagannath Temple, Kerala

References edit

^ 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.

External links edit

[1] ttps://www.keralatourism.org/malabar/jagannath-temple-kannur.php

[2] "Kerala Tourism".

[3] "Kerala Temples in Thalassery - Jagannath Temple, Thalassery". keralatemples.info. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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