According to Hindu Mythology Lord Vishnu in Divine form of Imdranila (Blue Diamond)
establishes himself near a Banyan tree, at Seashore, Puri, during the end of Threta Yuga,
as the original image of Jagannath.
The sparkling rays of this Nilamani has so much power to grant Moksha to the people
in its vicinity with prosperity to all and including the place.
This became a problem to the God Of Dharma, Yama who decided and hides it from the Earth.
But the search for the Powerful Nilamani continued till the begining of Dwaparayuga by
the Malwa King Indrayumna performed staunch and rigorous Penances to find The Nilamani.
Pleased with his devotion Lord Vishnu instructed him to go back to Sea shore of Puri,
to find a Log Of Wood floating on the sea and follow his instructions to carve images
designed by Viswakarma (Lord Brahma).
As said The King found the log of wood and did a yajna from which God Yajna appeared.
He Instructed the King to make fourfold expansion, i.e. Paramatma as Vasudeva,
his Vyuha as Samkarshana, Yogamaya as Subhadra,
and his Vibhava as Sudarsana of the wood.
Visvakarma, the architect of Gods gave the design to Lord Vishnu.
And also he made a magnificent temple to house the idols.
King engaged most skilled carpenters to fine finish the would before carving the Idols.
But to eveyone's surprise even the sharpest and strongest of the chisels
could not even make mark on the wood.
And the worried King summoned all the Expert carpenters from other places.
But nothing could be done.
And Lord Sri Maha Vishnu himself approached the King in disguise of a very old carpenter
and told him that he can cut and carve the wood in to the idols as per the design.
But he put a condition that he would work with the doors of the temple lock closed
and not to be disturbed till he completes the work in three weeks .
The works started and the beat of Chisels carving the wood resounded
every day and night outside the temple.
But after two weeks the Queen and the King Indrayumna on their routine visit to the temple,
found the sound of Chisel stopped all of a sudden.
And the queen out of curiosity about the old carpenters health, suspecting he died,
requested the king to open the doors.
As the King himself much worried took no time in breaking the promise by getting the Doors opened.
And when the doors were opened, they found Lord Vishnu at work on carving the Idols.
But Lord Vishnu finding the King and queen seeing him doing the work vanished from the site
leaving the idols unfinished devoid of any hands and feet.
But the Divine voice of Lord Vishnu instructed King Indrayuman to install the idols.
He told the King that the Idols are equally sacred as they are carved by Him.
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