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If Krishna Died in Dwarka, So How Did His Heart End Up in Jagannath Puri?

Krishna’s story does not end with death. In fact, it becomes stranger, deeper, and more powerful after it. A god leaves his body in Dwarka. That city soon disappears beneath the sea. Yet far away, on the eastern coast of India, a temple rises where people believe Krishna is still alive, still breathing through ritual, still present without a human form.

If Krishna truly died in Dwarka, why does Jagannath Temple feel like the place where he never left at all?

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