2 published verifications about Odisha Odisha ×
“The Swarna Kupa (Suna Kua) well at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, India never runs dry.”
The evidence does not support the claim that Swarna Kupa never runs dry. More reliable reports describe the well as a sacred source for the annual Snana Yatra ritual, while at least one cited news source says the water disappears afterward. Because the claim uses the absolute word “never,” those contrary descriptions are enough to make it false as stated.
“A temple in Titlagarh, Balangir district, Odisha, India has an interior area where the temperature remains near or below 0°C (32°F) even when the outside temperature is higher.”
The evidence does not support a near-freezing or sub-zero temperature inside the temple. Credible descriptions consistently portray it as strikingly cool relative to the outside heat, typically around 10–20°C or below 10°C, while the 0°C or -5°C version comes from unverified social-video content. The real phenomenon appears to be strong passive cooling, not freezing conditions.