Jagannath Temple, Puri The Jagannath Temple at Puri, Odisha, is one of India's four traditional Char Dham pilgrimage centres. The principal deities—Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra—are worshipped in distinctive wooden forms. Jagannath, "Lord of the Universe", is identified principally with Vishnu-Krishna. Sthala Mahatmyam Sacred tradition associates the kshetra, known as Purushottama Kshetra or Sri Kshetra, with King Indradyumna's search for the mysterious deity Nilamadhava