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© India Book House Pvt. Ltd. 1983 Reprinted: June 2005 ISBN: 81-7508-367-0
Printed at H. K. Printers, Shivshakti Industrial Estate, First Floor,
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JAGANNATHA OF PURI
LONG LONG AGO, KING INPREPTUMNE OF TNG I HAVE EVERYTHING
SUN P'SNASTY RULEP OVER UTKfiL * HE HEP A KING COULP WISH FOR)
CONQUER.EP MEN'S LftNPS ENP WON GREET BUT I YEARN TO PO
FEME, BUT STILL H E WAS N O T HEPP'S. WHAT NO MAN HAS -
S rv . PONE. . fX l

SOMETHING TRULY WONPERFUL

TRULY GREAT) SOMETHING
[ WHICH WILL MAKE PEOPLE ,
r j T REMEMBER ME FOR X
' ever.

'm m m \

YES, I KNOW ! I WILL

BUILP A TEMPLE!— A
MONUMENT TO GOP.
IT SHALL BE THE i BUT MY BEAUTI- J
MOST BEAUTIFUL FUL TEMPLE MUST
TEMPLE ON EA R TH !- HAVE AN EQUALLY
BEAUTIFUL IMAGE.
, WHERE WILL I GET
hS U C H AN IMAGE?

* ANCIENT ORISSA
 a m a r c h itra kafha

fr,,J THE VBR'i NEXT PSY HE SPOKE TO HIS TRUSTED M E N ABOUT THE PKEAM
FINP THE HILL ANP THE ^ WE SHALL LEAVE
IMAGE ANP REPORT TO ME. IMMEPIATELY,
I SHALL THEN SO ANP BRING v MY LORP.
VNILAMAPHAV TO UTKAL J
MYSELF,

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THE OFFICERS SET OUT IN P/FFERENT P/RECT/ONS

IN SEARCH OF NILFCHFU.fi. i-------------------------------------

AMONG THEM WAS fi YOUNG M A N N flM E P B U T W HEN HE REACHEP T H E JUNGLES —

VIPTAPATI ■

SOMETHING
TELLS ME THAT I’VE LIVEP HERE A
I SHOULP RIPE LONG TIME BUT
INTO THE NILACHALA MEANS
JU N G LE S ... NOTHING TO M E.) THINK
THAT I AM VOU'VE COME TO THE
WRONG PLACE.

THESE REPLIES WERE

VERT PISCOURAGINQ.
VIP VHPATI, HOWEVER,
P IP N O T GIVE UP HOPE.
CAREFULLY ANP
Pfi INSTA KING LY} HE
COMS E P THE JUNGLES...

. . . B U T H E COULP N O T L O C A T E N/LPiCHPiLFi
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...IN S T E A P OF NILACHftLA, WHEREVER
RIPING OUT OF YOU A R E, I’LL FINP
l , VO U... o ft
THE JUNGLE HE
ROPE PEEPER
E N P PEEPER.
INTO IT .

THE PEEPER HE W ENT THE PENSER THE FINALLY HE HEP TO P /5 M O U N T , LEAVE HIS
JUNGLE BECAME. HORSE B E H IN D E N P HECK H IS WAV THROUGH.

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 JAGANNATHA OF PURI

AT LAST, AFTER. PATS , H E MANAGEP TO F1NP FAINT W ITH HUNGER A N P THIRST, H E .

HIS WAV OUT OF THE JU N G LE . UP TO A TREE...

t
 a m a r ch itra katha
KNOW WHERE IT IS, BUT ANP THE LITTLE COWHERP COULP...COULP THAT BOY
I WON’T TELL VOU. LOOK FOR VAN I t H E P . VIPVAPATI FELL HAVE BEEN LORP NILA -
IT YOURSELF. SEARCH WITH TO TH INKIN 6 . |--------------------- MAPHAV HIMSELF COME
F A IT H ANP S IN C ER ITY ANP TO GIVE ME HOPE ? I’M
I’M SURE YOU’LL FINP IT ! CERTAIN NOW THAT
NILACHALA IS

AO VIPVAPATI CONTINUEP H l& SEARCH H E CAME TO A BEAUTIFUL STREAM

I’VE BEEN WANPERING ALONE >

FOR SOME PAYS NOW. WHEN WILL
. I BE IN T H E COMPANY OF PEOPLE
n . AGAIN AND HEAR HUMAN a
\ V O IC E S ? _ TP

JUST THEN — OHI MV PITCHER I AN P A GtRL APPEAREP R O UN P THE BEN P OF

MV PITCHER’S 1 THE STREAM.
HA, HA,HA I RON’T
FLOATING AWAY!
SPLASH I YOU’LL
SOAK ME I HA, .
HA, HA I ' y
 JAGANNATHA OF PURI

I LOST MY OH! I SEE. I AM LALFTA, COME WITH M E , I'LL

WAY IN THE PAUGHTER OF THE SAVARA TAKE VOU TO MY
JUNGLE. . CHIEFTAIN , VISHVAVASU. . V . FATHER. >

WHEN THEY FATHER, THIS IS A STRANGER WELCOME TO OUR

REACHED THE FROM FAR AWAY UTKAL. VILLAGE, S IR . STAY
"TRIBAL VILLAGE HE LOST HIS WAV IN A WITH U S AWHILE
=S- ^ T H E JUNG LES. AS OUR GUEST. .

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VIPYAPATI, AFTER HIS PAYS OF LONELY WANPER- SHOULD I TELL
ING, WAS ONLY TOO GLAP TO STAY WITH THE THEM A 50U T MY
SEARCH FOR
k NILAMADHAV?
I NOT V E T ,
K PERHAPS. /

SOON VIPYAPATl’S GROWING LOPE FO R THE SAVARAS BEGAN TO CENTRE UPON THEIR CHIEF’S
PAUGHTER — YOUNG LAL/TA .

HOW KIND AND GOOD

LAUTA IS f AND
LOVELIER THAN THE
LOVELIEST OF

WHEN VIPYAPATI A N P LAL/TA E X P R E S S E P

THEIR W ISH TO 'BE M A R R IE P , VISHVAVASU
HEARTILY SAVE HIS CONSENT A N P H IS

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 JAGANNATHA OF PURI

THE WALK S E E M E P ENPLESS TO VIPYAPATI. WHEN THEY PEA C H EP THE CAVE, VISHVAVASU
THEN H E FELT THE LEVEL L A N P GIVE WAY PEM O VEP THE B A N PAGE. B U T ONLY FOE A FEW
TO A A lS IN G S L O P E . „
WE ARE BEGINNING
TO CLIMB . T H IS MUST

THEN THE BANPAGE WAS BACK ON

V ID Y A P A TI’S E Y E S .
LET ME GO ! LET ME
GO | I M UST HAVE
ANOTHER G LIM PSE!
I M U S T ...

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BUT VIPTAPATI P IP NOT HAVE TO W AIT LONG FEW PATS LATER —
TO BEE THE IMAGE AGAIN FOR. THE RAINS
MV MUSTARP S E E P -
SOON SET IN . rv m / pouR RA|N j p0 UR HARP. UNGS HAVE GROWN
WATER MV MUSTARP BEAUTIFULLV! THE PATH
S EEPS SO THE.V WILL OF VELLOW FLOWERS WILL
SPROUT ANP LEAP ME STRAIGHT TO
's—\ THE LORP. n '

FOLLOWING THE TRAIL OF M U S T A R P ■■■ANP REACHED T H E CAVE.

MlPTA PAT/ BROKE IN T O A R U N . ..
JUST AS THE KING
SAIP — IT IS THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL
IMAGE EVER
 JAGANNATHA OF PURI
VIPVAPATI HA D FO U ND NILAM APH AV FOR H /S WHEN THEY .REACHED UTKAL, VIDVAPAT I
KING, f R E JO IC IN G , HE R E T U R N E D TO THE W ENT S TR A IG H T TO THE PALACE.
VILLAGE AN D TOOK LEAVE O F THE SAVARA MV LORP, I HAVE LEAP ME TO NILA —
FOUNP NILACHALA CHALA AT ONCE,
ANP NILAMAPHAV- VIPVAPATI•

SOON, W ITH V'PYAPATI LEAPING THE W AV, MV QUEEN,CAN VOU BELIEVE

INPRAPVUMNA A N D H IS QUEEN, GUNPICHA DEVI, IT? I, INPRAPVUMNA, WILL
S E T O U T FO R N /LACH ALA. \--------------------------------- THE ONE WHO P IS -
COVEREP NILAMAPHAV
FOR THE 0UT5IPE VVORLP.I
I WILL TAKE HIM AWAY
THAT SELFISH
VISHVAVASU
ANP .MAKE
i MINE
!ONE 1

MV LORP — PON’T VIPVAPATI HAS TOLD U S HOW

SPEAK S O * PON'T POSSESSIVE THE SAVARA CHIEFTAIN
THINK SO '| OOP IS TOW ARPS NILAMAPHAV. NOW
BELONGS TO VOU TOO WANT TO MAKE NILAMAPHAV
EVERVONE. VOURS ALO NE. BEWARE, MV LORP,
OF SUCH THOUGHTS.
 Qfnar chitra katha
BU T THE PAM AGE WAS DO NE. ALL GUNDICHA’S . . . I N A M A T T E R OF M IN U T E S , TURNED INTO
WISE WORDS COULD N O T PREVENT THE A c / j d //”)/ / c l c . n k /D c -rvno

EFFECT OF INDRAPYUM NA’3 UNWORTHY

THOUGHTS ON NILAMAPHAV. THE GENTLE
WINDS THAT TILL TH EN H A P CARESSED
NILACHALA |----------------- -------------------------------------

THEN, A S SUDDENLY A S I T H A D BEGUN, THE

STORM A B A T E D . B U T THE H IL L , THE CAVE
AND E V E N THE M U STA R D PLANTS WITH THE
YELLOW FLOWERS H A D VAN ISH ED.

N IL A M A P H A V HA D H ID D EN H IM S E L F
FROM THE EYES OF M E N .

L A T E R , W HEN IN D R A D Y U M N A A N D VIDYAPATI A R R IV E D THERE

WHERE IS T H E HILL P ' MV L O R D ,I...I CAN’T ON PE R -
MV CAVE P MY STANP. TH E TRAIL OF M U STA R D
. N ILA M A P H /W f PLANTS ENDS ABRUPTLY H E R E . ANI
BEVONP THEM NOTHING y
BU T S A N P I
1

J t

;I I I

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JAGANNATHA OF PURI

CONTD.ON PAGE 18
 THE IDEA OF CREATING THE AMAR CHITRA KATHA COMICS ORIGINATED
IN THE MIND OF THE EDITOR, ANANT PAI.

Script:
Margie Sastry

Illustrations:
C.D. Rane OVER 4 3 6 TITLES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED SO FAR.

ALL NEW IDEAS ARE I THINK OUR NEXT TITLES SHOULD

DISCUSSED WITH BE RAMAYAN. WHICH oa
THE AMAR CHITRA W \ SOURCE SHOULD WE
KATHA EDITORIAL Wm USE?VALM IKIO R } A
TEAM, r CS ft TULSIDAS?

THE DISCUSSION RAISES MANY QUERIES ...

.THAT CALL FOR SERIOUS WHEN THE SOURCE OF THE STORY THE SYNOPSIS OF EACH TITLE MUST
IS DECIDED, A SCRIPTWRITER IS BE APPROVED BEFORE THE COMIC IS
ASSIGNED THE TASK. CREATED, COMPLETE WITH
COMMENTARY PANELS AND
THIS IS THE SOURCE AND DIALOGUES.
THESE ARE THE EDITORIAL
V GUIDELINES.

THIS PROCESS IS FOLLOWED FOR ALL A STRINGENT EDITORIAL POLICY IS THE DIALOGUES AND THOUGHTS OF
TITLES. FROM HISTORY AND MYTHO­ ESSENTIAL TO ESTABLISH QUALITY EACH CHARACTER REFLECT THEIR
LOGY, TO LEGEND AND BIOGRAPHY. CONTROL. PERSONALITY, AGE AND STATUS.
THE STORY IS SCRIPTED IN 3 0 -3 2 PAGES, EACH WITH THE ARTIST RECEIVES THE SCRIPT WITH SEVERAL 6 0 0 K S
5 -6 PANELS. THE DIALOGUES SHOULD REFLECT THE AND PICTURES FOR REFERENCE IN ORDER TO CREATE
ERA IN WHICH THE STORY IS SET AND ALSO CARRY AUTHENTIC ARTWORKS.
THE STORY FORWARD.

NOW THE SCRIPT-WRITER MUST ADD DETAILED VISUAL WITH DRAMATIC DETAIL AND VIVID IMAGINATION, THE
NOTES FOR THE ARTIST FOR EACH PANEL. ARTIST BRINGS THE CHARACTERS TO LIFE ON PAPER.

THE PENCILLED ARTWORKS ARE MEANWHILE, THE SCRIPT IS SENT

THOROUGHLY SCRUTINISED FOR TO LANGUAGE EXPERTS AND
CONTINUITY AND AUTHENTICITY. SOMETIMES TO SUBJECT
EXPERTS TOO.
THE ARCHITECTURE, DRAPERY
AND COSTUMES MUST
CORRESPOND TO THE PERIOD
IN WHICH THE STORY IS
BASED. THE ILLUSTRATIONS
ALSO EXPRESS EMOTIONS.

CORRECTIONS ARE CARRIED OUT

IN THE ARTWORKS AND THE
SCRIPT WHEREVER NECESSARY.

THE LETTERING ARTISTS PUT WORDS IN THE MOUTHS THE COMPLETED ARTWORKS ARE CHECKED BY THE
AND THOUGHTS IN THE HEADS OF THE CHARACTERS. EDITORIAL TEAM AND MUST FINALLY PASS THE CRUCIAL
TEST OF THE EDITOR'S TABLE.

ONCE THE APPROVAL OF THE EDITOR IS OBTAINED, THE

COMIC IS READY TO GO TO THE PRINTER SO THAT
THE PAGES COME ALIVE AS THE COLOURING ARTISTS THOUSANDS OF COLOURFUL COMICS CAN REACH
ADD VIBRANT SHADES TO THE ARTWORKS. OUR AVID READERS!
 am ar chitra katha

..J IL L H E FELL ASLEEP. A N D THEM HE HAP

ANOTHER. MARVELLOUS PREAM ■

O K IN G , YOUR TEA R S HAVE MOVEP

M E . BUT I CANNOT APPEAR AGAIN AS
N ILAM APH AV, IN WHICH FORM I AM
LOST TO TH E W O R LP FOR EVER.
IN S T E A P , I SHALL APPEAR IN THE
FORM OF A P A A R U * FLOATING
ON T H E S E A .
 JAGANNATHA OF PURI
MV LORD, COME I T W AS TH E PA A R U /
HERE ! LOOK 1

INDRADHUMNA ' IT BEARS THE THE LORD HA S B EEN K IN D TO

AND VIDVAPATI S H A N K H A -C H A K R A M E . AT LEAST IN T H IS FO R M ,
WADED BREATH- QAPA — P A D M A *! I W ILL ENSHRJNE H IM IN M V >
LESSLY D P TO IT . T E M P LE .

A SPECIAL E L E P H A N T WAS B R O U G H T TO PULL THE P A A R U O U T O F T H E S E A -

* THE CONCH, W H E E L , MACE AND L O T U S ,T H E F O U R S y M B O L S OF V IS H N U

 a m a r c h itra katha
THE ELEPHANT TRIED HARP TO MOVE FORWARD
B U T ONL'i SANK TO ITS KNEES WITH THE EFFORT.
MV LORD,THE PAARU HASN
MOVED AN INCH. I TH IN K
WE'LL NEED MORE __
THAN ONE
ELEPHANT TO tiA ^
PULL IT ASHORE.

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 JAGANNATHA OF PURI

REALISATION PAWNED
ON IN P R A D 'iU M N A .
HE RUSHED TO THE
TENT WHERE
VtSHVAVASU WAS
H E L P PRISONER
ANP EMBRACED
H IM .

VISHVAVASU.MY DEAR"*''
FRIEND, CAN YOU EVER
FORGIVE ME ? WE BOTH LOVE
THE SAME LORD ANP YET,
I WAS MEAN ANP SMALL ENOUGH
TO DENY HIM TO YOU.

AND INPRAPVUMNA TOLD V/SHVAVASU ABOUT

ALL THAT HAP H A P P E N S P . THE TWO RIVAL
PEVOTEES NOW, BROUGHT TOGETHER IN LOVE,
W ENT UP TO THE PAARU. \------------------------------------

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THE LOG THAT SEVERAL
ELEPHANTS AND HORSES
COULD NOT PULL,TWO
MEN HAVE LIFTED

THE PAARU WAS BROUGHT OUT OF

THE SEA ANP INDRAPYUMNA, W IT H
VISHVAVASU’S CONSENT, b e g a n TO
MAKE PREPARATIONS TO ENSHRINE
IT IN A TEMPLE.

MV LORP, INSTEAD OF A WONDERFUL IDEA J I SHALL

ENSHRINING TH E PAARU DESCRIBE THE BEAUTY OF
AS IT IS , WHY DON’T NILAMADHAV TO SKILLED
WE CARVE IT INTO AN- CRAFTSMEN. THEY MAY BE
IMAGE OF THE NILA- ABLE TO MAKE A
MAPHAV THAT WE REPLICA.

BUT THOUGH M A N Y EXPERT CR AFTSM EN INPRAPYUM NA WAS BAFFLED B Y THIS NEW

TRIED TO CARVE THE P A A R U , NO T ONE OBSTACLE. |---------------------------------- ------------ ---------- 7
-------- IF T H E BFST CCA FTA M FN \ f,
O F THEM WAS SUCCESSFUL.
ON EARTH CANNOT CARVE
MY LORD, OUR FINEST THE PAARU , WHO CAN ?
A XE-B LA D ES BREAK
THE MOMENT THEY
STRIKE THE H I I CAN, O KING

WE HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE
EVEN TO MAKE

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SIR, IT IS THE IMAGE WAIT I AM WILLING BESIDES, I M UST BE LEFT

OF NILAMAPHAV WE i TO CARVE TH E PAARU, U N D ISTU R B ED FOR FIFTEEN
WANT — B LUE-G REEN B U T ... I W IL L SCULPT PAYS IN A SEALEP ROOM.ON
IN COLOUR, STUPPEPy IT AS I L IK E . NO ACCOUNT SHO ULD VOU
WITH GEMS BREAK OPEN THE POOR. PO
A N P -..

* A GREAT PLATFORM
 c m a r c h itra katha
I PO I I POJ BUT IF HE OPEN THE DOOR ALL RJGHT,
PIES OF STARVATION OR I BEG YO U. I'LL OPEN IT
T H IR ST W ILL W E EVER PLEASE OPEN
BE ABLE TO FORGIVE v IT !
L O URSELVES? y

WHEN IN D R ftP YUMNft H ftP THE S E A L E D OH, GUN PI CHA, YOU INSISTEP
FORGIVE
DOOR. BROKEN O P E N — i------- _ ■ ON MY IN TER R U PTIN G THE
M E , MY
OLP M A N ’S WORK ! NOW
THE OLP MAN HAS OH,NO? LORP.
WE ARE LEFT W ITH THREE
V A N IS H E P ! WHAT HAVE
I PONE! . INCOMPLETE IM A G E S . S

JUST T H E N T H E Y H A D ft V ISITO R . I T W AS THEN, NOBLE S A G E ,

SAGE N flR A P A H IM S E L F ! i-------------------------- I SHALL START WORK ON
THE T E M P LE TO ENSHRINE
0 INPRAPYUM NA,! COME FROM
T H ESE WOOPEN IM AG ES.
VAIKUNTHA . I’VE BEEN SENT TO
h TELL YOU THAT YOU SHOULP
\ NOT BE PISAPPO INTEP WITH
1 THESE IMAGES . IT IS LORP
I VISHNU’S WILL THAT THE
•s PAARU SHOULP BE *
CARVEP T H U S . __ '
 JAGANNATHA OF PURI

WHEH THE BUILPINCr O F T H E T E M P L E WHS UNDERG RO UND s t r e a m s R O S E TO THE

ABOUT TO BE COMPLETED A N P T H E COWS SURFACE AND F E D I T W ITH CLEAR, S W E E T
H E P B E E N G IVEN AWAU, A H U G E C R A T E R , W A TER , CREATING A P O N D .
L E F T BV THE IM P A C T O F T H E IR H O O VES,
WAS F O U N P IN T H E E N C L O S U R E ,

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OUST TH E N , BRAHMA O PENED H IS E V E S .

INDRADYUMNA A N D NAPA PA H A P S P E N T - . .. B U T ON E A R TH , M A N Y , M A N Y S U M M E R S
ONUS O NE DAY IN BRAHMAL OKA. B U T W HAT H A P COME A N D G O N E . A T H O U S A N D PINGS
THEY FAILED TO R E A L IS E W AS THAT O N E A N D D Y N A S T IE S H A P R IS E N A N D F A L L E N !
PAY O F BRAHMA IS EQUAL TO THO USANDS A N D E V E N A S IN D R A D Y U M N A W AS R E T U R N ­
O F YEARS O N E A R T H t TO THEM I T M IG H T ING TO E A R T H , A D IF F E R E N T K IN G ,
HAVE S E E M E D THAT ONLY A P A Y H A P THOUSANDS OF Y E A R S A F T E R H /S T IM E ,
WAS NO W R U LIN G OVER UTKAL . ,-------------------

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GALA M A PH A V B EG A N TO. SEARCH THE W ITH M O U N T IN G E X C IT E M E N T GALA M A P H AO

GROUND N EA R H IS H O R S E . THEN H E SAW BEGAN TO P U S H AW AY T H E S A N D FROM
A N OBJECT J U T T IN G O U T OF THE SAN D. A R O U N D THE P IEC E OF CARVING A N D SOON —
f THE S U M M IT OF A
T E M P L E POME / iV E
M A P E A GREAT

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W H E N INPZAPYUM.NF) O SAGE, SOMETHING SEEMS

A N P N A E B P P ------- ^ WRONG. EV E R Y TH IN G LOOKS
PES CENPEP / j l S O ... SO D IF FE R E N T . T H IS
To EAR TH — im POES NOT LOOK LIK E THE
t A TOWN I LEFT YESTERPAY

N O ! OH, NO I WHAT
A FOOL I HAVE
BEEN t >

* i
B r i
p o
IT WAS ONLY THEN THAT THE AWFUL TRUTH
PAWNED ON N A R A PA , B U T TOO LATE.

GENTLY HE BROKE I T TO IN D R A P Y U M N A , MV GUNDICHA MUS' O KING, DO NOT GRIEVE.

EXPLAINING ' THE VAST D IFFER EN C E IN 7/A1E BE DEAD; VIDYAPATI HUMAN BEINGS PASS
B E T W E E N BRAHMALOKA AN D E A R T H . AND MV F R IE N D ON, BUT A TEMPLE
INDRAPYUM N A WAS H O R R IF IE D . VISHVAVASU M U S T STANDS THE TEST OF
BE GONE TOO. £TIME. DEDICATE YOUR.
V O C I-VO U MEAN THOUSANDS* LIFE NOW TO YOUR^
OF YEARS HAVE HOW UNFORTUNATE
I AM! sTEMPLE.
ALREADY PASSED
BY ? THEN ...THEN
— I AM A
STRANGER TO /
T H IS UTKAL —
THE ONLY LIVING
HUMAN BEING m J
(/M lt
OF MY T IM E .
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INDRADVUMNA AND NARADA BEG A N TO STRUGGLING P A S T T H E G UARDS A T THE

SEARCH FOR THE T E M P LE . THEY SO O N F O U N D P O O R , T H EV R U S H E D IN T O T H E SANCTUM

f I, INPRA PYUM NA , OH ! SO W E HAVE AS IN DR AD YU M N A STOOD T O N G U E -T IE D AND

AM THE KING OF A M A PM A N HERE! CONFUSED, NARADA LED GALA M A D H A V OUTSIDE,
UTKAL. ANP T H IS L IS T E N , GALA MAPHAV, A R E---A R E YOU MAP
TEMPLE IS M IN E l T H IS MAN IS TH E KING TOO ? A KING FROM
WHO O R IG IN A LLY BUILT LONG AG O ? THEN
T H IS T E M P L E . HE HOW IS HE* STILL
REIGNEP HERE A LONG, ALIVE TOPAY ? WHAT
LONG AGO. YOU M U ST KINP OF STORY ARE
GIVE BACK H IS TEMPLE YOU TELLING M E ?
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 JAGANNATHA OF PURI
THE TEM PLE N O W H IS , IN D R A D YUM NA BEG ftN T H E IM A G E S WERE E N S H R IN E D IN T H E
TO SEARCH FOR THE THREE IM A G ES .T H E Y T E M P L E , A N P BR AHM A P E R F O R M E D THE
TOO H A P B E E N B U R IE D ANP F O R G O T T E N . PRA NA PR A TISH TH A POO J R * L A T E R — |-----------
INPRAPYUMNA, N MY LORP, LET NO
THERE THEY I WISH TO GRANT ONE CLAIM THIS
ARE! RIGHT ON YOU A BOON. BMPLE AS H IS AFTER
THE MAHAVEPI ASK ANYTHING L ?IE. HENCEFORTH, THIS
WHERE VISHVA- OF M E . TEMPLE SHALL BELONG
KARMA LEFT TO ALL MANKIND
t THEMI A

BRAHMA WAS VERY P L E A S E D W ITH TH A T IS H O W THE P E IT Y IN T H E TEM PLE

IN P R A P Y U M N A 'S SE L FL E S S G E S T U R E . B Y T H E S E A A T P U R I CAME TO B E KNOW N
A S *J A G A N N A T H A “. j -
NOBLE KING, YOUR FAME WILL LIVE ON !
AS YOU HAVE GIVEN OVER T H IS TEMPLE INDRAPYUMNA, YOU HAVE
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, IT SHALL GONE THROUGH MUCH IN
BE KNOWN AS THE SHRINE OF YOUR PEVOTION TO
"JAG ANNATHA— LORD OF NILAMAPHAV. YOU
THE U N IVE R SE . HAVE EARNED A PLACE
IN HEAVEN . ^

INPRAPYUMNA IS REMEMBERED IN ORISSA TO THIS PAY. THOSE WHO HELPED HIM IN H IS EFFORTS
ARE NOT FORGOTTEN EITHER. M EMORIES O F GUNP/CHA PEVI, V/PYAPAT!, LAL/TA AN P VISHVAVASU
STILL LIVE O N IN THE M A G N IFIC E N T CAR FESTIVAL OF (JAGANNATHA — THE RATH A YATRB.
■* INSTALLATION CEREMONY 31
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511 Savitri 547 Garuda 589 Krishna and Shishupala
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512 Tales of Vishnu 565 Drona
520 Tales of Narada 566 Surya 61 2 Urvashi
524 Indra and Shibi 567 Indra and Shachi 663 Aniruddha

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543 Jataka Tales: Monkey Stories 578 Kesari the Flying Thief 625 Battle of Wits
553 Jataka Tales: Jackal Stories 580 Inimitable Birbal 659 Devi Choudhurani
■ ^ i p t 554 Jataka Tales: Elephant Stories 581 Raman the Matchless Wit 664 King Kusha
555 Jataka Tales: Deer Stories 584 Gopal the Jester 667 Bikal the Terrible
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535 Mirabai 608 Bhagat Singh 650 Mahatma Gandhi
539 Rani of Jhansi 611 Babasaheb Ambedkar 678 Veer Savarkar
544 Subhas Chandra Bose 613 Soordas 679 Swami Pranavananda
548 Rabindranath Tagore 631 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 693 Jayaprakash Narayan
551 Tulsidas 636 Krishnadeva Raya 700 Jawaharlal Nehru
563 Rana Pratap 645 Lokamanya Tilak 732 Swami Chinmayananda

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Jagannatha of Puri

Jagannathapuri in Orissa is one of the four major centres of pilgrimage in India. Built nearly eight centuries
ago, during the reign of Chodagangadeva, the gigantic temple of Lord Jagannatha enshrines wooden idols of
Lord Krishna, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. A divine dream ordained a life-long passion in King
Indradyumna to enshrine Lord Krishna in a temple whose legend would live through the ages.

The annual festival of the temple is called Ratha Yatra or Gundicha Yatra, in which the three idols are taken
out in chariots in a large procession. New chariots are built every year. However, new idols are carved only
every 12 years. The image-making is governed by many traditions. The images must be carved from the trunk
of a neem tree that grows at a crossroad; there should be no marks on it, no birds' nests built on it, and there
should be a snake-hole at the foot of this tree. When the log from such a neem is brought to Puri, the heads
of the families bearing the names Vishvavasu, Vidyapati and Vishvakarma (celebrated personalities whose
contributions to King Indradyumna's quest were invaluable) symbolically strike it with axes of gold, silver and
iron. After this, the images are carved out. Symbolically, the ratha or chariot is supposed to represent the
human body; the horses, human desires; and the charioteer, judgement.

The legend of the unusual deities and customs of the Jagannathapuri Temple is unfolded in this Amar Chitra
Katha.

Editor: Anant Pai

Script: Gayatri Madan Dutt Illustrations: Souren Roy Cover: C.M. Vitankar

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