The presiding Deities in THE temple of Jagannath are Lord Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord JagaNNath. The three Deities are known as Trimurti (Trinity). The trio are seated on a stone pedestal called Ratnavedi in the sanCTum sancTorum. The idols are made NEEMWOOD (MARGOSA). Numerous subsidiary deities around the temple complex exhausting the Hindu Pantheon to the full.
The Lokanath Temple IS AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3K.M. TO THE WEST OF THE JAGANNATH TEMPLE, PURI, PURI ALSO A SEAT OF SHIVA WORSHIP . Sri lokanath is the Gurdian Deity of sri Jagannath Temple’s treasure house. So he is known as Bhandar Loknath also.
There are two majestic lions infront of the estern door which is the main gate of the konarak sun temple. the lion is seen pressing down a big elephant which has caught hold of a man in his trunk. the entire block is in one stone . the image is of 8’4” length, 4’9” in breadth and its height is 9’2”, its weight is 27.48 tonnes.