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अपारे संसारे विविधविपदां नित्यनिलये भृशं तप्तान्द्रष्टुं नयनयुगलं पक्ष्मरहितम्। समुधर्तुं बाहु धरसि नहि शिष्टन्वयवान् जगन्नाथ! त्वं मे गतिर्गतिकस्यासि भगवन्॥ Our Country is India and our Culture is called Indian Culture. This Culture is based on all the Cultures. But Indian Culture comes into our human knowledge first. Man is a social animal and tries to fulfill his desires by living in this Society. Dharma, Artha, Kāma, and Mokṣa are called our four puruṣārthas. Among them, Dharma is the only path to getting the blessings of God. Śrī Jagannātha is the Lord of this Universe. The temple of the Lord Jagannātha is one of the dhāma among all four dhāmas. Various Sanskrit Scripture like Skanda Purāṇa, Padma purāṇa, Nārada Purāṇa, Matsya Purāṇa, Garuḍa Purāṇa, Brahma Purāṇa have mentioned Jagannātha Kṣetra. The description of this sacred place is found in the Ṛgveda and Mahābhārata. The present paper describes, in brief, the cult of jagannātha and various descriptions based on different modern Publications and books.