Parbatisarovar is the tank attached to the Loknath temple which is situated about 3
kms from the Jagannath temple. The main deity of the temple, Shri Loknathji is
the guardian of Shri Jagannath Temple’s treasure house.
Loknathji (in the form
of a linga) always remains submerged in the water from the natural spring at
Parbati sarovar. Loknathji is also known
as Bhandar Lokanath.
RohiniKunda is located inside the temple of Lord Jagannath. It is one of the ‘Pancha
Tirthas’ (five holy spots), the other four being Swethaganga, Indradyumna
sarovar, Markandey sarovar and Tirtharaj Mahanadhi (Puri sea).
Swetha
Ganga
SwethaGanga is a small tank to the west of the Jagannath temple. On the banks of the
tank are two small temples, one dedicated to Sweta Madhava and the other to
Matsya Madhava, both incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
There
is urgent need of a programme to revive the temple tanks. They have to be
properly maintained by annual desilting.
Polluting the temple tanks should be discouraged by meting out strict
punishments. The inlets and the outlets should be regularly cleaned and
maintained. Gardens and parks should be
established around the tanks which can be used as recreation space by the
public. The maintenance of the tanks
should be entrusted to local people’s committees. Unplanned development and
growth of the urban areas around the temple complexes should be stopped.
The
temple tanks have traditionally been considered as a sacred space and used not
only for religious purposes but also as a source of water in times of
drought. It has been one of ancient
practices of water conservation in India.
It is time that we revive the ancient systems of water management that
have served us so well over the centuries.
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