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Temple legend · 4 tellings · contested

The carving of the images at Puri

An old carpenter carves the images of Jagannath from the log behind a closed door; in Puri's tradition the door is opened early and the images stay unfinished.

Vishvakarma, Vishnu, Indradyumna (of Avanti), Gundicha

East India