According to the Skanda Purana (Purushottama Mahatmya) and Jagannath tradition, King Indradyumna performed the Aśvamedha Yajña at Adapa Mandapa (Mahavedi or Janmabedi), where Lord Vishnu manifested from the seven-tongued sacrificial fire as Yajña Puruṣa. The divine vision reveals Ananta (Balabhadra) as the cosmic foundation, Narayana (Lord Jagannath) seated upon Ananta, and Ādi Śakti (Goddess Subhadra) residing within Narayana, symbolizing the unity of the Supreme.
This sacred manifestation is regarded as the divine origin of Lord Jagannath's worship at Gundicha Temple. The rare icon of Yajña Puruṣa, worshipped during the Banajaga Yatra before Nabakalebara, is traditionally identified with the image above the Garuda Stambha on the Jagamohana of the Jagannath Temple.
