title: "Gundicha Temple" tradition_name: "Guṇḍicā Mandir — the "aunt's" temple of Puri" category: "deity" description: "The "aunt's house" where Jagannath and his siblings stay during the 9-day Ratha Yātrā. Older than Puri's main temple — built in the same era as the original Jagannath shrine." tradition: ["Hindu", "Vaishnava", "Odia"] district: "Puri" historical_period: "7th c." geographical_spread: "Odisha" audience_level: "All" verification_status: "UNVERIFIED" last_updated: "2026-04-24" sacred_offerings: ["flowers", "incense", "coconut"] sacred_colours: ["red", "gold"] sources:
- { tier: 2, type: "book", title: "Regional canonical sources" } geo:
- country: "India" state: "Odisha" district: "Puri" town: "Puri" lat: 19.81 lon: 85.8211 temples:
- name: "Gundicha Temple" location: "Puri" district: "Puri" state: "Odisha" country: "India" built_century: "7th c." note: "Guṇḍicā Mandir — the "aunt's" temple of Puri" lat: 19.81 lon: 85.8211 festivals:
- name: "Annual festival" note: "varies by site"
Gundicha Temple
The "aunt's house" where Jagannath and his siblings stay during the 9-day Ratha Yātrā. Older than Puri's main temple — built in the same era as the original Jagannath shrine.