Jagannath

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who usually visits Jagannath temple in Puri on the New Year Day, prayed to the Lord from his residence Naveen Niwas. Soon after waking up in the morning, he prayed and sought the…

Puri: Two people have been detained by the Kumbharpada police for allegedly entering the Gundicha temple while dressed up as servitors. They have been identified as Abhijit Mohanty of Kumbharpada area and Smruti Ranjan Mohanty of…

Puri:   In a tweet, Odisha DGP Abhay has appealed the devotees to avoid visiting Puri in view of the partial curfew in parts of the pilgrim town. He specifically mentioned that the Darshan of Trinity for devotees is NOT allowed, so there is…

Puri:  The centuries-old festival, the Ratha Yatra of Puri Jagannath Temple in Odisha is one of the most important festivals observed by Hindus with lakhs of devotees thronging the pilgrim city during this time.  Though there are many…

Puri: The grand annual chariot festival kick-started as the holy trinity of Lords Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra have begun to make their way to their individual chariots in a ceremonial procession ritual called the Pahandi.…

The holy siblings are transferred to Anasara Ghara and become unavailable for a darshan. The Lords are then treated with herbs, flower and root extracts, etc just like human beings to cure the ailments.

Earlier 108 pots of water were brought from the Golden well (called 'Suna Kua') near Sitala Temple by the Gadabadu Suaras. Called Jala Bije Niti, in a ceremonial procession the water was fetched. During the entire process, all of them cover…

According to Skanda Purana when King Indradyumna installed the wooden deities he arranged this bathing ceremony. The Snana Yatra, is also believed to be a tribal ceremony as Lord Jagannath in his early form was being worshipped as…

Lord Balabhadra being the eldest was the first to arrive on Snana Bedi followed by Goddess Subhadra and Lord Jagannath towing in the end. Similar rituals of Pahandi was observed for the trio and Lord Sudarshan.

Since wee hours today devotees were seen to standing in a queue to enter the Srimandir and get a chance to see Lords Jagannath and Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra in special suna besa (decorated with gold ornaments.