Bhubaneswar: The Jagannath Temple in Puri will remain out of bounds for devotees for four hours on Wednesday due to the ‘Banaka Lagi’ or ‘Srimukha Sringara’ ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra. This secret ritual will be organised in the second Bhoga Mandap.
Entry for devotees for darshan of the deities will be prohibited for four hours from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Wednesday. The Jaya Bijay Dwar will remain closed during this period.
The Datta Mahapatra will perform the Srimukha Sringara ritual of the Holy Trinity. The Lords will adorn a new look after a special make-up ritual.
Specific rare forest products are used to prepare the four types of colours – haritala (red), hengula (yellow), sankha (white) and black – and these are then applied to the face of the deities during the ritual.
