Puri Jagannath temple was structured in the twelfth century during the realm of King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva. Though, many legends are there regarding the foundation of Puri Jagannath temple. According to Padma Purana, it was believed that King Indradyumn was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu and he was the king to build the Jaganath Temple (previously known as Shri Kshetra). The king Indradyumn was guided to find and establish Nila Madhava in the temple. The King sent a search team to find the idol of Nila Madhava, but there was no result. One day, King got news from one of his pursuivants (Bidyapati) about Nila Madhava who was established somewhere on Neel Parbat. Though, King Indradyumn and his team of unable to find the idol. King got an oracle that he would find a piece of wood from the ocean nearby his province and he had to make an idol out of the wood piece. Lord Bishwakarma came in the disguise of sculptor and built the idol and since then the idol has been worshiped as Lord Jagannath, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu in Kali-yuga.