The murti of Jagannatha is carved from wood and has oversized eyes, making it unique among images of Hindu gods, which are typically made of clay, stone, or metal. The wooden murtis in the Jagannatha Temple at Puri represent Jagannatha, worshiped as a form of the Hindu god Krishna (an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu), alongside Krishna’s elder brother, Balabhadra (Balarama), and his sister, Subhadra.
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