The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.371

v2.c17.s1.371

9. *Cakra Tīrtha.* The bed of the Balāgaṇḍi Nālā from the Barādaṇḍ to the sea was never properly filled up and may be traced in detached and dirty ditches, which the washermen of the town resort to in large numbers, as, its mouth being blocked up by sand, it contains fresh water fit for their use. A small portion of this bed, looking like an unfinished tank, is held a sacred place, dedicated to the discus (*cakra*) of Viṣṇu, and pilgrims come here to perform the rite of *śrāddha* in honour of the manes of their ancestors. There are a few platforms and the foundations of two temples, but nothing worthy of note. If the remarks made above regarding the Buddhist origin of Jagannātha be tenable, it would not be a great presumption to suppose from its name that we have in this sacred pool some reminiscence of the Buddhist Wheel of Law. Close by it is situated the English burial-ground.