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Dear Friends,

 

I would like to know whether the image accompaigning the article "Origin of Shri Jagannathara Puri" currently appearing on the entry page shows the famous statue that "White" people are not allowed to visit. I am not racist, I just heard about it and I keep on wondering what the statue looks like.

 

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Yes, it is a picture of the original Jagannatha deity in Puri. Westerners are not allowed to enter the temple, but they are allowed to see and hold the deity once a year when the deity is taken out for the chariot festival (ratha yatra).

 

As for why westerners are not allowed to enter the temple, there are no legitimate reasons. Eventually this will change, and westerners will be allowed in, as they are allowed in all other temples in India.

 

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