13. Other Minor Vaisnava Temples of Purusottama Ksetra

Besides the above temples, some other minor Vaisnava shrines are also noticed from the different parts of the ksetra. They are such as Badri-Narayana temple, Gopinath temple, Madan Mohana temple and Sunara-Gauranga temple. $169

The Badri-Narayana temple is situated on the north-west corner of the inner enclosure of the Jagannatha temple complex of Puri. This temple is a small deula and it consists of two structures viz. vimana and jagamohana. Considering the architectural characteristics, the construction period of the Badri-Narayana temple may be assigned to the 17th century AD. The temple of Gopinatha is situated on the western side inner enclosure of the Jagannatha temple complex of Puri. It is a small temple and consists of three components such as vimana, jagamohana and natamandapa. From the architectural style and the construction materils used in the vimana and jagamohana, the Gopinatha temple may be assigned a date of 16th century AD. But the natamandapa of the Gopinath temple was built in the twentieth century. The temple of Madan Mohana is situated on the inner enclosure of the southern side of the Jagannatha temple complex of Puri. The temple consists of three structures viz. vimana, jagamohana and bhogamandapa. The architectural features of the Madan Mohana temple indicate that it was built in the 16th century AD. The temple of Sunara-Gauranga is situated in the Cakra-tirtha area near the Cakra-Narayana temple of Puri town. This shrine is one of the pithas of GauriyaVaisnavas and also a holy spot of Radha-Krisna worship. The temple of SunaraGauranga consists of two structures such as vimana and mukhasala. This temple was built in the first quarter of the twentieth century. From the both architectural and sculptural points of views, the above last four temples are not so important but from the cultural point of view, they are significant.