Lord Jagannath was discovered by a clever Brahmin named Vidyapati who was blindfolded to visit the lord's cave in a dense forest but could managed to retrace the path by sprinkling mustard seeds on his way and with the help of king Indradyumna he managed to vanish with the GOD.
The present day God Lord Jagannath originally manifested in Purusottama-kshetra “Nila Kandara” as a giant sapphire gem stoned avatar called “Nilmani” or vigraha named “Neelamadhava”.
About King Indradyumna found a mysterious old Brahmin carpenter who requested responsibility of carving lord's figure on a sandal wood log, but insisted that he would not be disturbed while he was carving the deity. After 7 days and all sounds stopped from the room, king force opened the room to discover the old man missing and GOD half made.
When Kala pahad attacked .... the brahmapinda or the core saligram stone (considered a sacred stone that is alive) had been removed from the idols beforehand by the priests who had anticipated the attack and had been hidden at Sonpur.
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