Bhubaneswar: The Holy Trinity of Puri Shree Jagannath Temple will give darshan to their devotees in their golden attire on their respective chariots outside the Singhadwara (Lions’ Gate) on Thursday.
Lord Jagannath and His sibling deities Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra who reached the Singhadwara of Srimandir on Wednesday evening from Sri Gundicha temple, will be adorned with gold ornaments on their respective chariots as part of the Suna Besha ritual on Thursday.
The rituals and timings for the Lord’s Suna Besha released by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) are as below.
- Beshasesa 9.00 am
- Gopalballav 10.00 am to 10.30 am
- Sakaladhoopa 11.00 am to 12.00 noon
- Mailam 12.30 pm
- Mahasnana 1.00 pm
- Beshasesa 1.30 pm
- Madhyahna Dhoopa 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm
- Mailam 3.30 pm
- Sandhya Alati 4.00 pm
- Ekadashi Sarbanga 4.30 pm
- Suna Besha 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm
- Sandhya Dhoopa 8.00 pm to 9 pm
- Mahadeepa 9.15 pm
- Suna Besha Mailam 10.00 pm to 11.00 pm
- Chandanlagi 11.30 pm
- Badasinghar Besha 12.00 midnight
It is worth mentioning here that the Srimandir deities adorn Suna Besha attire five times a year. While the deities give darshan to devotees in Suna Besha four times a year in the sanctum sanctorum of the Jagannath Temple, the ritual is held on the chariots outside the Singha Dwara once at the end of the Bahuda Yatra.
