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	{{Infobox Hindu temple		{{Infobox Hindu temple
	\| name = Jagannath ~~Puri~~ Temple ~~Chennai~~		\| name = Jagannath Temple
	\| image = ~~Main Temple,~~ Jagannath Temple, Chennai.jpg		\| image = Jagannath Temple Chennai.jpg
	~~\| alt =~~		\| map_type = India Chennai
	~~\| caption = Entrance~~		\| map_caption = Location in Chennai
	~~<!--~~\| map_type = India Chennai
	\| map_caption = Location in Chennai ~~-->~~
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|12.8502325\|80.2435036\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|12.8502325\|80.2435036\|display=inline,title}}
	\| coordinates_footnotes=		\| coordinates_footnotes=
	\| native_name = ~~पुरी जगन्नाथ मन्दिर~~		\| native_name =
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = India
	\| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
	\| district = [[Chennai]]		\| district = [[Chennai]]
	\| location = Reddy Kuppam Road, [[Kannathur]], off ~~New Mahabalipuram Road,~~ [[~~Chennai~~]]		\| location = Reddy Kuppam Road, [[Kannathur]], off [[East Coast Road]], Chennai
	\| elevation_m =		\| elevation_m =
	\| deity = [[Jagannath]], [[Balabhadra]] and [[Subhadra]]		\| deity = [[Jagannath]], [[Balabhadra]] and [[Subhadra]]
	\| festivals= [[Ratha-Yatra\|Ratha Yatra]]		\| festivals = [[Ratha-Yatra\|Ratha Yatra]]
	\| architecture = [[~~Hindu architecture\|Hindu temple~~ architecture]]		\| architecture = [[Kalinga architecture]]
	\| temple_quantity = 1		\| temple_quantity =
	\| monument_quantity=		\| monument_quantity =
	\| inscriptions =		\| inscriptions =
	\| year_completed = 2001		\| year_completed = 2001
	\| creator =		\| creator =
	\| website = http://jagannathshrinechennai.com/index.html		\| website = [http://jagannathshrinechennai.com/index.html jagannathshrinechennai.com]
	}}		}}

	'''Jagannath ~~Puri~~ Temple ~~Chennai~~''' is a [[Hindu]] temple dedicated to the divine trinity [[Jagannath]], [[Balarama\|Baladeva]] and [[Subhadra~~]] in [[Chennai]], [[India~~]]. ~~The temple~~ located in [[Kannathur]] off the [[East Coast Road]] by the ~~seaside is built in~~ [[~~Kalinga architecture]] reminiscent~~ of ~~the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri~~]].<ref name="COL_ChennaisLordJagannathTemple">{{cite web\|title=Chennai's lord Jagannath temple\|url=http://chennaionline.com/Religion/Temples/20100810120819/Chennais-lord-Jagannath-temple.col\|publisher=Chennai Online\|access-date=18 October 2012}}</ref> The temple ~~has shrines dedicated to~~ [[~~Shiva~~]]~~, [[Ganesh]], [[Bimala Shaktipeeth\|Bimala]]. The~~ annual [[Rathyatra]] is the main festival celebrated.		'''Jagannath Temple''' is a [[Hindu]] temple dedicated in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. The temple is dedicated to the divine trinity [[Jagannath]], [[Balarama\|Baladeva]] and [[Subhadra]]. It is located in [[Kannathur]] off the [[East Coast Road]] on the [[Bay of Bengal]] coast. The temple is built in [[Kalinga architecture]] and the annual [[Rathyatra]] is the main festival celebrated in the temple.

	==~~Location~~==		== Architecture ==
	[[~~File~~:~~Rath Yatra (Car Festival) Chennai.jpg~~\|~~250px~~\|~~left~~\|~~thumb~~\|~~Rath Yatra~~ (~~car festival~~) at the temple]]		The temple is built in [[Kalinga architecture]] similar to the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri\|Jagannath temple]] at [[Puri]]. There are 22 marble steps leading up to the main sanctum.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Muthiah\|first=S.\|title=Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India, Volume 1\|publisher=Palaniappa Brothers\|year=2008\|page=106\|isbn=978-81-8379-468-8}}</ref> The temple was consecrated on 26 January 2001. The temple is built of black [[granite]] sourced from [[Kancheepuram]] and [[marble]] from [[Rajasthan]] with landscaping around the temple complex. There is a large [[Dhvajastambha]] (flag pole) at the main entrance to the temple. The walls and ceilings are painted with frescoes including the depictions of the [[Dashavatara\|ten incarnations of Vishnu]]. Various flowers are grown in the garden which are used for the pooja, which is conducted by priests from [[Odisha]].<ref name="Jagannath">{{cite web\|title=Chennai's lord Jagannath temple\|url=http://chennaionline.com/Religion/Temples/20100810120819/Chennais-lord-Jagannath-temple.col\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319233512/http://chennaionline.com/Religion/Temples/20100810120819/Chennais-lord-Jagannath-temple.col\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 March 2011\|publisher=Chennai Online\|access-date=18 October 2012}}</ref>
	[[~~File~~:Jagannath temple ~~Chennai Aruna Stambha~~.~~jpg~~\|~~250px~~\|~~left~~\|~~thumb~~\|~~Side view of the temple]]~~
	~~The shrine is located at Reddy Kuppam Road, Kannathur, off New Mahabalipuram Road.~~

	==~~The shrine~~==		== Deities ==
	~~[[File:Jagannath temple Chennai front view.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Front view of the temple]]~~		The temple is dedicated to the divine trinity [[Jagannath]], [[Balarama\|Baladeva]] and [[Subhadra]]. The idols of the main deities are made of [[neem]] wood, similar to those at the Puri shrine. There are other smaller shrines dedicated to Hindu gods [[Narasimha\|Yoganarasimha]], [[Shiva]], [[Ganesha]], [[Gajalakshmi]], [[Bimala]], and [[Navagraha]].<ref name="Jagannath"/>
	The temple ~~was consecrated on 26 January 2001. The shrine~~ is ~~a replica of~~ the [[Jagannath ~~Temple~~, ~~Puri~~\|~~Jagannath temple~~]] at [[~~Puri~~]] ~~and is built in Oriya style~~. The idols of deities ~~at the shrine~~ are made of [[neem]] wood, similar to those at the Puri shrine. ~~The shrine is built of black~~ [[~~granite~~]] ~~originating from~~ [[~~Kancheepuram~~]] ~~and white~~ [[~~marble~~]] ~~from~~ [[~~Rajasthan~~]]~~. The landscaping around the temple complex covers an area of one acre. The flowers grown in the garden alone are used for the pooja~~, ~~which is conducted in Oriya style. The priests at the shrine too are from~~ [[~~Orissa~~, ~~India\|Orissa~~]].<ref name="~~COL_ChennaisLordJagannathTemple~~"/>

	~~Other ''sannidhis'' (sanctum)~~ at the shrine ~~include those of~~ [[~~Narasimha\|Yoganarasimha~~]], ~~Shiva, Ganesha, Devi Gajalakshmi, and Devi Vimala,~~ in ~~addition to a Navagraha sannidhi (sanctum meant for the nine planets)~~. The ~~entrance to~~ the ~~main shrine has~~ a ~~huge ''dhwaja sthambha''~~.<ref name="~~COL_ChennaisLordJagannathTemple~~"/>		== Festivals ==
			The most important festival at the shrine is the [[rath yatra]], which is celebrated on the same day as in Puri. The primary deities are taken around the village during the occasion on a steel ratha, decorated with wood, cloth and flowers.<ref name="Jagannath"/>

	~~The most important festival at the shrine is the rath yatra, which is celebrated on the same day as in Puri. The primary deities of the shrine, namely~~, ~~Lord~~ Jagannath, ~~Devi Subadra and Lord Balabadra, are taken around the Kannathur village during the occasion~~. ~~Unlike Puri, the rath is a single one made of stainless steel and decorated with wood and cloth. It is claimed that the shrine is the only~~ temple ~~in the world to have a stainless steel rath for Lord Jagannath~~.~~<ref name="COL_ChennaisLordJagannathTemple"/>~~		<gallery mode="nolines" heights="200px" widths="200px">
			File:Main Temple, Jagannath Temple, Chennai.jpg\|Sanctum sanctorum
	~~The~~ temple ~~also has Pata Chitra paintings on the walls and ceilings, similar to Oriya temples, including the depictions of the [[Dashavatara~~\|~~ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu]]~~.<~~ref name="COL_ChennaisLordJagannathTemple"~~/>		File:Jagannath temple Chennai Aruna Stambha.jpg\|Side view
			File:Jagannath temple Chennai front view.jpg\|Front view
			File:Rath Yatra (Car Festival) Chennai.jpg\|Rath Yatra
			</gallery>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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	* [http://jagannathshrinechennai.com/index.html Official homepage of Lord Jagannath ~~Puri~~ Temple, Chennai]		* [http://jagannathshrinechennai.com/index.html Official homepage of Lord Jagannath Temple, Chennai]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Jagannath Puri Temple Chennai
| image = Main Temple, Jagannath Temple, Chennai.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Entrance

| coordinates = {{coord|12.8502325|80.2435036|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes=
| native_name = पुरी जगन्नाथ मन्दिर
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Chennai]]
| location = Reddy Kuppam Road, [[Kannathur]], off New Mahabalipuram Road, [[Chennai]]
| elevation_m =
| deity = [[Jagannath]], [[Balabhadra]] and [[Subhadra]]
| festivals= [[Ratha-Yatra|Ratha Yatra]]
| architecture = [[Hindu architecture|Hindu temple architecture]]
| temple_quantity = 1
| monument_quantity=
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = 2001
| creator =
| website = http://jagannathshrinechennai.com/index.html
}}

'''Jagannath Puri Temple Chennai''' is a [[Hindu]] temple dedicated to the divine trinity [[Jagannath]], [[Balarama|Baladeva]] and [[Subhadra]] in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The temple located in [[Kannathur]] off the [[East Coast Road]] by the seaside is built in [[Kalinga architecture]] reminiscent of the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]].<ref name="COL_ChennaisLordJagannathTemple">{{cite web|title=Chennai's lord Jagannath temple|url=http://chennaionline.com/Religion/Temples/20100810120819/Chennais-lord-Jagannath-temple.col|publisher=Chennai Online|access-date=18 October 2012}}</ref> The temple has shrines dedicated to [[Shiva]], [[Ganesh]], [[Bimala Shaktipeeth|Bimala]]. The annual [[Rathyatra]] is the main festival celebrated.

==Location==
[[File:Rath Yatra (Car Festival) Chennai.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Rath Yatra (car festival) at the temple]]
[[File:Jagannath temple Chennai Aruna Stambha.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Side view of the temple]]
The shrine is located at Reddy Kuppam Road, Kannathur, off New Mahabalipuram Road.

==The shrine==
[[File:Jagannath temple Chennai front view.jpg|thumb|250px|Front view of the temple]]
The temple was consecrated on 26 January 2001. The shrine is a replica of the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath temple]] at [[Puri]] and is built in Oriya style. The idols of deities at the shrine are made of [[neem]] wood, similar to those at the Puri shrine. The shrine is built of black [[granite]] originating from [[Kancheepuram]] and white [[marble]] from [[Rajasthan]]. The landscaping around the temple complex covers an area of one acre. The flowers grown in the garden alone are used for the pooja, which is conducted in Oriya style. The priests at the shrine too are from [[Orissa, India|Orissa]].<ref name="COL_ChennaisLordJagannathTemple"/>

Other ''sannidhis'' (sanctum) at the shrine include those of [[Narasimha|Yoganarasimha]], Shiva, Ganesha, Devi Gajalakshmi, and Devi Vimala, in addition to a Navagraha sannidhi (sanctum meant for the nine planets). The entrance to the main shrine has a huge ''dhwaja sthambha''.<ref name="COL_ChennaisLordJagannathTemple"/>

The most important festival at the shrine is the rath yatra, which is celebrated on the same day as in Puri. The primary deities of the shrine, namely, Lord Jagannath, Devi Subadra and Lord Balabadra, are taken around the Kannathur village during the occasion. Unlike Puri, the rath is a single one made of stainless steel and decorated with wood and cloth. It is claimed that the shrine is the only temple in the world to have a stainless steel rath for Lord Jagannath.<ref name="COL_ChennaisLordJagannathTemple"/>

The temple also has Pata Chitra paintings on the walls and ceilings, similar to Oriya temples, including the depictions of the [[Dashavatara|ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu]].<ref name="COL_ChennaisLordJagannathTemple"/>

==See also==
* [[Religion in Chennai]]

==References==
{{Portal|India|Hinduism}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://jagannathshrinechennai.com/index.html Official homepage of Lord Jagannath Puri Temple, Chennai]

{{Jagannath}}
{{Chennai Topics}}
{{Places of worship in Chennai}}

[[Category:Temples dedicated to Jagannath]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]