Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Jagannath temple is located at:

Options:

Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

Puri, Orissa

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer:

Puri, Orissa

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Puri, Orissa

Jagannath temple is located at Puri, Orissa.

One of the most striking examples of this process is evident at Puri, Orissa, where the principal deity was identified, by the twelfth century, as Jagannatha (literally, the lord of the world), a form of Vishnu.