2 verifications about Odisha Odisha ×
“The Swarna Kupa (also spelled Suna Kua) well at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, India never runs dry.”
The claim is not supported by the available evidence. Descriptions of Swarna Kupa consistently say it remains dry for most or all of the year and fills only briefly once annually before the Snana Yatra ritual. That directly contradicts the absolute statement that it “never runs dry.”
“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.