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Sveta
Ganga
Sveta
Ganga
is
a
holy
pond
situated
south
of
Jagannatha
Mandira.
Walking
away
from
Jagannatha
Temple
towards
Svargadvara
on
Bali
Sahi
Road,
this
pond
is
located
just
opposite
to
the
hose
of
Sarvabhauma
Bhattacarya,
in
a
small
lane
off
Bali
Sahi
Road.
This
is
one
of
the
Pancha
Tirthas
in
Puri
Dham.
It
is
said
in
sastra
that
if
one
take
bath
in
Sveta
Ganga
and
takes
darshan
of
Sveta
Madhava
and
Matsya
Madhava,
he
will
be
free
from
all
sins,
in
particular
the
offence
of
inadvertently
stepping
over
Jagannatha
Prasadam.
In
Puranas
it
is
described
as
Akrishna,
meaning
βnot
black.β
Sveta
means
white.
People
here
say
that
once
a
year,
for
a
brief
moment,
the
water
of
this
pond
turns
as
white
as
milk.
Yagna
Narshima
The
temple
of
Yagna
Narasimha
is
situated
in
north
east
of
Gundicha
temple,
close
to
its
boundary
wall.
When
you
walk
from
Gundicha
temple
towards
Indradyumna
Sarovara,
Yagna
Narasimha
is
a
short
distance
on
your
right.
The
presiding
deity
is
Lord
Narasimha.
There
are
two
images
of
Lord
Narasimha
inside
the
temple,
one
behind
the
other.
The
image
in
front
is
called
Santa
Narasimha.
In
local
language
βSantaβ
means
βCalmβ
or
βSoberβ.
Anyone
who
sees
this
image
of
Lord
Narasimha
will
have
his
anger,
frustration,
and
anxiety
vanish.
The
Deity
in
the
back
is
called
Ugra
Narasimha.
In
local
language
βUgraβ
means
βAngryβ.
He
is
the
internal
mood
of
Narasimha.
This
area
of
Gundicha
(Indradyumna
Sarovara,
etc.)
is
known
as
Mahavedi.
When
King
Indradyumna
came
here
for
the
first
time
he
camped
in
this
area
and
after
worshiping
Lord
Narasimha,
performed
one
thousand
Ashvamedha
Yagnas.
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