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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
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{{infobox Hindu temple
| name = Jagannath Temple
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| country = [[india]]
| state = [[Gujarat]]
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| district = [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
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| location = [[Jamalpur, Gujarat|Jamalpur]], [[Ahmedabad]]
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| deity = [[Jagannath]]
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| established = about 450 years ago
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| temple_board = Shree Jagannath Mandir Trust Committee
| website = {{url|https://www.jagannathjiahd.org/}}
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The '''Jagannath Temple''' is a [[temple]] dedicated to the [[Hindu]] God [[Jagannath]] in the city of [[Ahmedabad]] in the [[Gujarat]] state of [[India]]. The temple located in the [[Jamalpur, Gujarat|Jamalpur]] locality was established by Sadhu Sarangdasji about 450 years ago.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.jagannathjiahd.org/content.php?id=2|publisher=Jagannath temple of Ahmedabad|access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref> The temple is famous for its annual chariot festival, the [[Rath Yatra]], which is the third most important and largest after the [[Ratha Yatra (Puri)|Ratha Yatra at Puri]]. The temple remains open for devotees from 4:30 AM to 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM daily.[[File:Ahmedabad2007-269.JPG|thumb|The spire of Jagannath temple, Ahmedabad]]

==The Rath Yatra==
{{Main articles|Rath yatra (Ahmedabad)}}
The annual Rath Yatra coincides with the Rath Yatra in [[Puri]]. As per tradition elephants have the first glimpse of Jagannath, his brother [[Balabhadra]] and sister [[Subhadra]] and lead the procession.<ref>{{cite news|title=136th Jagannath rath yatra begins in Ahmedabad amid tight security |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/136th-jagannath-rath-yatra-begins-in-ahmedabad-amid-tight-security/1/290576.html|access-date=13 July 2014|publisher=India Today|date=10 July 2013}}</ref> The [[Chief Minister]] of Gujarat performs the 'Pahind Vidhi' or the symbolic cleaning of the path for chariot of Jagannath for the rath yatra, after which the procession begins.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jagannath Rath Yatra begins in Gujarat|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/jagannath-rath-yatra-begins-in-gujarat-234124|access-date=13 July 2014|agency=PTI|publisher=NDTV|date=21 June 2012}}</ref> The rath yatra entourage passes through different parts of the city of Ahmedabad covering a distance of about 14-km. The yatra halts at Saraspur, where the locals offer 'Maha Bhoj' to the entire entourage of devotees of Lord Jagannath. It is celebrated as 'Lokotsav' or public festival of the state of Gujarat. The Ahmedabad Rath Yatra is known to be the third largest Rath Yatra festival after the Rath Yatra festivals in [[Puri]] and [[Kolkata]] are celebrated on the same day.

==Attack on the temple during the 1969 Gujarat Riots==
{{main|1969 Gujarat riots}}
On 18 September 1969, a Muslim crowd had gathered in the Jamalpur area to celebrate the local [[Urs]] festival at the tomb of a [[Sufi]] saint (Bhukhari Saheb's Chilla). When the [[sadhu]]s (Hindu holy men) of the nearby Jagannath temple tried to bring their cows back to the temple compound through the crowded streets, some Muslim women were injured. The cows also allegedly damaged some carts on which the Muslims were selling goods.<ref name="Pingle1999">{{cite book | author=Pingle Jaganmohan Reddy | title=The Judiciary I Served | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WnvoVvSIksgC&pg=PA191 | access-date=6 February 2013 | date=1 January 1999 | publisher=Orient Blackswan | isbn=978-81-250-1617-5 | pages=191–193}}</ref> This led to violence in which some Muslim youths attacked and injured the sadhus, and damaged the temple windows.<ref name="Ornit2007">{{cite book | author=Ornit Shani | title=Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ouAB7o63B9IC&pg=PA163 | access-date=6 February 2013 | date=12 July 2007 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | isbn=978-0-521-68369-2 | pages=161–164 }}</ref> Sevadasji, the [[mahant]] (priest) of the Hindu temple, went on a [[hunger strike|protest fast]], which he gave up after a 15-member Muslim delegation led by A.M. Peerzada met him and apologized.{{cn|date=July 2020}}

However, subsequently, a ''dargah'' (tomb shrine) near the temple was damaged by some Hindus. A large number of Muslims protestors gathered in the area. On the afternoon of 19 September, a crowd of 2500-3000 Muslims attacked the temple again. Following this, the rumors spread and the violence escalated, resulting in several incidents of arson, murders and attacks on the places of worship around the area.{{cn|date=July 2020}}

== See also ==

* [[Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad]]
* [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]]

==References==
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Temples dedicated to Jagannath]]

Jagannath Temple, Ahmedabad - Revision history

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