Bhubaneswar: After the sacred Snana Yatra, Lord Jagannath and his siblings will be taken to Anasara on Wednesday night, as they are believed to fall ill with fever after the ritual bath. During this period, Lord Jagannath manifests himself in the form of Alarnath Deb.
From June 12, the deities will give darshan to devotees at the Sri Alarnath temple in Brahmagiri.
The local administration has made elaborate arrangements for the occasion, deploying a heavy security force to ensure the smooth conduct of the event. A total of seven platoons of police and a section force will be deployed in plain clothes, along with senior officials, including an additional superintendent of police, 4 DSPs, 3 inspectors, and other personnel.
Barricades have been erected at the temple for security purposes. The general darshan of Alarnath will commence from 6 am, and devotees are expected to throng the temple till June 26.
The Snana Yatra, which was performed today, saw a massive turnout of devotees, who had the divine darshan of the deities. The deities took ceremonial bath with 108 pitchers of aromatic water from a sacred well. The subsequent Hati Besha ceremony, where the deities were adorned in beautiful costumes, drew large crowds, who were mesmerized by the divine appearance of the Holy Trinity. The ritual is expected to continue till late night.
