150 m north of the entrance to the City Palace, and 300 meters away from the north of Badi Pol. The Jagannath temple is a quite famous temple and god in Bengal. Again the same temple god with a different name also exists in Udaipur. In Udaipur city it is known as Jagdish temple. Jagdish temple built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1628 to 1651.A brass image of the Garuda is in a shrine in front of the temple. Making of Jagdish Temple costs him around 1.5 million. The devotees of Lord Jagannath often frequent Jagdish Temple. This masterpiece is a three storeyed building with 50 pillars in both first and second storeys. Jagdish Temple is considered to be one of the most popular and largest Jagdish temples. Interiors of Jagdish temple are beautifully decorated with intricate carvings, along with friezes. Four corners of Jagdish temple features various small shrines. These shrines are honored to Lord Ganesh, Shiva, Sun God and Goddess Shakti. To view this holy place of Udaipur you need to climb a series of thirty-two steps, which had elevated the temple to a height of 24 kms. This elevated temple can easily be viewed from City Palace. The foothold of the Jagdish temple steps has two spotless white elephants on both the sides to greet you to the temple. |
