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	[[Hindu]]s consider it essential to bathe in the '''Pancha Tirtha''' or the five sacred bathing spots of [[Puri]], [[India]], to complete a pilgrimage to Puri.<ref name=Sri>{{cite web\|title=Panch Tirtha of Puri\|url=http://www.shreekhetra.com/panchatirtha.html\|publisher=Shreekhetra\|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="Starza 1993 10">{{cite book\|last=Starza\|first=O.M\|title=The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult\|year=1993\|publisher=BRILL\|pages=10\|isbn=9004096736\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4bV3beb0n8C&q=rohini+kunda&pg=PA10}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Madan\|first=T.N\|title=Way of Life: King, Householder, Renouncer\|year=1988\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass\|pages=161\|isbn=9788120805279\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_qMH9PY9fQC&q=rohini+kunda&pg=PA161}}</ref> The five sacred water bodies are:		[[Hindu]]s consider it essential to bathe in the '''Pancha Tirtha''' or the five sacred bathing spots of [[Puri]], [[India]], to complete a pilgrimage to Puri.<ref name=Sri>{{cite web\|title=Panch Tirtha of Puri\|url=http://www.shreekhetra.com/panchatirtha.html\|publisher=Shreekhetra\|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="Starza 1993 10">{{cite book\|last=Starza\|first=O.M\|title=The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult\|year=1993\|publisher=BRILL\|pages=10\|isbn=9004096736\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4bV3beb0n8C&q=rohini+kunda&pg=PA10}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Madan\|first=T.N\|title=Way of Life: King, Householder, Renouncer\|year=1988\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass\|pages=161\|isbn=9788120805279\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_qMH9PY9fQC&q=rohini+kunda&pg=PA161}}</ref> The five sacred water bodies are:

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{{short description|five sacred bathing spots of Puri, Odisha}}

[[Hindu]]s consider it essential to bathe in the '''Pancha Tirtha''' or the five sacred bathing spots of [[Puri]], [[India]], to complete a pilgrimage to Puri.<ref name=Sri>{{cite web|title=Panch Tirtha of Puri|url=http://www.shreekhetra.com/panchatirtha.html|publisher=Shreekhetra|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="Starza 1993 10">{{cite book|last=Starza|first=O.M|title=The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult|year=1993|publisher=BRILL|pages=10|isbn=9004096736|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4bV3beb0n8C&q=rohini+kunda&pg=PA10}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Madan|first=T.N|title=Way of Life: King, Householder, Renouncer|year=1988|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|pages=161|isbn=9788120805279|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_qMH9PY9fQC&q=rohini+kunda&pg=PA161}}</ref> The five sacred water bodies are:

* '''Indradyumana Tank''' is located near the [[Gundicha Temple]]. The [[Mahabharat]] describes King [[Indradyumna]]'s Ashvamedh Yagna and the advent of the four deities of the Jagannath cult.<ref name="Das 2010 13">{{cite book|last=Das|first=Suryanarayan|title=Lord Jagannath|year=2010|publisher=Sanbun|isbn=978-93-80213-22-4|page=13|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gFn8wSDfSxEC&q=jagannath+sarala+das&pg=PA26}}</ref> It describes how the holy Indradyumna tank was formed by the trodding of ground by thousands of cows donated by Indradyumna to Brahmins. To this day the '''Indradyumna tank''' is considered holy by pilgrims.

[[File:Indradyumna tank.jpg|thumb|Indradyumna tank]]

* '''Rohini Kunda''' is a sacred well located inside the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath Temple]] premises, near the [[Vimala Temple]].<ref name="Starza 1993 10"/> The Rohini Kunda is considered the abode of [[Narayana|Narayan]]. The holy banyan tree called the Akshaya Kalpavat located here is also worshipped. As per the [[Puranas]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Panda|first=S.M|title=Lord Jagannātha in Sanskrit literature|year=2006|publisher=Sree|pages=88, 93|isbn=9788183290975|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fO5jAAAAMAAJ&q=rohini+kunda}}</ref> the hunter Jara Savara accidentally killed [[Krishna]] and cremated him. Krishna appeared in Jara's dreams and told him that his remains would transform into a log that would float from the sea to the Rohini Kunda. Indradyumna with Jara's help located the holy log from which the idol of Jagannath was carved.

* '''Markandeya Tank''' is considered the starting point of pilgrimage, for pilgrims to Puri.<ref name="Starza 1993 10"/> The water body is around 4 acres in size with the [[Markandeshwar Temple]] dedicated to Shiva situated beside it.

* '''Swetaganga Tank''' is located to the south of [[Nilachal]].<ref name="Starza 1993 10"/> Temples dedicated to the [[Matsya]] Avatar of Vishnu and King Sweta are located on the banks of the tank.

[[File:Swetaganga Pushkarani, Puri, Odisha.JPG|thumb|The Swetaganga Tank]]

* '''The Sea ''' also called the ''Mahodadhi'' is considered a sacred bathing spot in the ''[[Swargadwara]]'' area. The Samudra [[arati]] is a daily tradition started by the present Shankaracharya 9 years ago.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sahu|first1=Monideepa|title=The great fire|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/532849/fire.html|accessdate=6 March 2016|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=6 March 2016}}</ref> The daily practise includes prayer and fire offering to the sea at Swargadwar in Puri by disciples of the matha. On Paush Purnima of every year the Shankaracharya himself comes out to offer prayers to the sea.

[[File:Swargadwar, Puri 2.JPG|thumb|The Sea at Swargadwar of Puri]]
[[File:Samudra arati.jpg|thumb|Samudra arati or worship of the sea at Swargadwar by disciples of the [[Govardhana matha]] ]]

According to another version the 5 tirthas of Puri are the 5 important places all Pilgrims coming to Puri must visit:<ref>{{cite book|last=Saraswati|first=Baidyanath|title=The Spectrum of the Sacred: Essays on the Religious Traditions of India|year=1984|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|pages=41|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HazzvPDMgz8C&q=pancha+tirtha+puri&pg=PA41}}</ref>
# Balarama
# The Akshay Vata
# Markandeya tank
# Indradyumna tank
# The Sea

==References==
[[File:Markandeshwar Tank.jpg|thumb|Markandeshwar Tank]]
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