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Inside Jagannath Temple: 500 Cooks Feeding 100,000 Devotees Daily - Is This Even Possible?

Before sunrise touches the shores of Puri, the fires are already burning.

Inside the sacred complex of Jagannath Temple, one of the oldest continuously functioning temple kitchens in the world begins its daily miracle. By noon, tens of thousands of devotees will sit together on the temple grounds, sharing the same sacred meal - rich or poor, local or foreign, all equal before Lord Jagannath.

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