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Naimisharanya is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh about 90 km from its capital Lucknow in the district of Sitapur. Naimisharanya is situated on the left bank of the river Gomathi, which is a tributary of the river Ganges. Naimisharanya is popularly known as Neemsar or Naimisha. In the Bhagavata Purana it is mentioned: naimishe animisha-kshetre. This means that Naimisha is the abode of Lord Vishnu called by his name Animisha. Sri Vishnu Sahasranama (Sloka 23) describes Lord Vishnu as Animisha, which means the one who is ever awake, ever alert, and ever vigilant. He is the wisest of all.
The massive earthern mound contain cut stone blocks, round Amalaka in four pieces, broken Neel chakra in stone, which once adorned the temple top and other sculptures of historical importance. These antiquities were unearthed from the mound by Trilochan Bhoi, a villager of Kondh origin, almost single handed over a period of one year. Bhoi mentioned to me during my visit on 29th June 2004 that three handless stone icons of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra were recovered from the mound and are presently kept in an adjoining hut for worship. This discovery confirms the theory of construction of the oldest temple for the holy trinity by the Somavamsi king Yayatikeshari ninth century A.D. as mentioned in Madala Panji, the temple chronicle of Puri Jagannath temple.
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