Alarnath

The Vishnu Mandira. (Long years back (in 1610 A.D) Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at Mhaprabhu Shri Alarnath during anavasara period of Mahprabhu Shri Jagannath . Anavasara is the two weeks period when Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannatha take rest in isolation from the rest of the world after suffering from fever due to the annual bathing festival (SnanaYatra). Shri Chaitanya claimed that he visualised the appearance of Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath in Alarnath and spent a long period in worshipping the deity here. It is believed that those who cannot worship Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath during his stay in the sick chamber can get the blessings of the deity if they visit the Alarnath temple. During this period the temple servitors offered holy porridge (rice pudding sweetened by jaggery), known as ‘Kheer’ in local language, to the Mahaprabhu Shri Alarnath. During anavasara period of every year thousands of devotees visit Mahaprabhu Shri Alarnath temple to get the blessings of Mhaprabhu Shri Alarnath and to taste a pot of famous holy ‘Kheer’.