The holy land of Odisha is divided into four kshetras. These kshetras are named
after the four names of weapons of Lord Vishnu such as sankha (conch shell), chakra
(disc), gada (mace) and padma (lotus). Puri Dham
is known as Sankha Kshetra. Bhubaneswar is Chakra Kshetra, Jajpura is Gada Kshetra,
and Konark is Padma Kshetra.
Puri is known by various
names of which Sankha Kshetra is one. Sankha means conch shell. The geographical
size of Puri resembles a right oriented conch shell, the ‘Dakshinavarta Sankha’,
which is why it is also called the Sankha Kshetra. The sacred section of puri looks
like a conch shell and it is in this section that all the sacred centres like temples,
mathas, sacred tanks, trees and various other sacred sites are located. Sankha or
conch shell is one of the Aiyudhas of Lord Vishnu, who resides in the naval or the
central part of the Conch shell in the form of Lord Jagannath.
The Sankha Kshetra covers an area of 10 miles, out of which nearly 40% is
submerged under water and the other part which lies above water is of the shape
of a conch shell or Sankha.
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3 Mahalaxmi
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20. Swana Vairabi
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21. Mukteswari
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22. Chstrakali
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23. Batamarkandeya
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25. Gopeewara
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26. Beda Kali
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35. Kundaleswara
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36. Ram Chaitanya Temple
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37. Baravai Hanuman
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38. Nirmalya Hanuman
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40. Chakra Narayan
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41. Rameswar
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42. Chaturdhama
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44. Niladri Vihari
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50. Ananda Bazar
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55. Badachhata Math
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59. Dakhinadwar (S. gate)
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60. Durgamadhava
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62. Paschimadwar(W. gate)
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63. Uttardwar (N. gate)
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64. Sri Lokanath
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65. Rameswara
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66. Kandunursingha
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67. Kandu Asrama
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70. Chamundeswari
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71. Banadurga
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80. Alamba Devi
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81. Atharnala
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82. Makardhwaj Hanuman
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83. Vargavi River
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84. Mukteswara
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85. Bata Mangala
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87. Vilweswara
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88. Siddha Hanuman
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89. Indradyumna Teertha
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90. Nilakantheswara
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91. Adinrusingha
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92. Gundicha Mandapa
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93. Mausima
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94. Marchika Devi
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95. Charchika Devi
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96. Sodasha Putri
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97. Narayani
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98. Angirasrama
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99. Angirabata
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100. Dakhina Kali
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101. Ugreswarashrama
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102. Swetaganga
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103. Muktisila
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104. Adisankara Pitha
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105. Swargadwara
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106. Varahi Devi
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107. Shyama Kali
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108. Bedi Hanuman
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109. Chakra Teertha
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110. Chakra Narayan
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111. Mahodadhi Tirtha
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112. Jagannatha Ballava
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113. Kashi Biswanatha
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114. Visweswari
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