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Govardhana Peetham, Puri

Pūrvāmnāya · Eastern Āmnāya

गोवर्धन पीठम्, पुरी

Govardhana Peetham, Puri

All four Peethas

प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म

Prajñānam Brahma

“Consciousness is Brahman” · Rig Veda

The Eastern Āmnāya at Puri, abode of Lord Jagannath. Keeper of the Rig Veda, it proclaims Prajñānam Brahma — that pure consciousness itself is the Absolute.

Veda

ऋग्वेद · Rig Veda

First Acharya

Sri Hastamalakacharya

Presiding Deity

Sri Jagannath & Vimala

Sampradaya

Bhogavala

Location

Puri, Odisha

Sacred waters

Mahanadi (coast of the Bay of Bengal)

Tīrtha names

Vana, Araṇya

Current Jagadguru

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati

Predecessor: Jagadguru Swami Niranjan Dev Tirtha

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