After a seven day stay at the Gundicha Temple, it is time for Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra to take the return journey to the ‘Shrimandir’ (Main Temple). The chariots of all three deities are turned to the south direction and parked at ‘Nakachana Dwara’ of the temple in preparation of their…
nīlādro darśanaṃ sahastrāni āḍapa maṃḍapaḥ dīneje pāsayaṃtī jagannātha mukti tesāṁgaṃ sancayaḥ । The Navami Sandhya Darshan is considered one of the most auspicious days during the nine-day Rath Yatra festival. It takes place on Asadha Shukla Paksha Navami tithi every year at Gundicha Temple. Also known as ‘Adapa Darshan’, the Sandhya darshan takes place in…
The Rath Yatra festival is one of the oldest and most popular yatra celebrated in Odisha every year. Devotees throng from far and wide to revere Mahaprabhu Jagannath’s presence amidst them. The devotees walk along the chariot and Rath yatra begins on Asadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi every year. On this day, Lord Jagannath along…
The day has arrived when Mahaprabhu Jagannath along with his brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra will leave their sanctum sanctorum to embark on a nine-day sojourn to Gundicha Temple on ‘Dwitiya’ tithi of Ashadha Shukla Paksha. A one of its kind yatra, where the Lord of the Lords-Mahaprabhu Jagannath along with his sibling deities leave their…
The Suna Besha is also known as the Raja Besha or the Rajarajeshwara Besha. The name is derived from two words, ‘Suna’ meaning “gold” and ‘Besha’ meaning “costume”. This Besha of the deities is observed on Asadha Shukla Ekadashi (11th bright fortnight in Asadha). It is an event observed on Bahuda Ekadashi during the…
Unveiling the Cultural Splendor at Bhagwan Jagannath Temple In the enchanting city of Puri, Odisha, lies a revered sanctuary that has mesmerized the Odia civilization for countless generations—the illustrious Bhagwan Jagannath Temple. Within its hallowed precincts, an extraordinary tale unfolds—the sacred journey of a humble grain of rice, which unveils the splendid tapestry of cultural…
The Tahiya Lagi Besha is performed during the Rath Yatra festival. Tahiya is a floral crown, shaped like a betel life. It is worn by Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra during Snana Purnima, Rath Yatra, Bahuda Yatra and Niladri Bije. It is made with bamboo sticks, cane, solapith and flowers. The crafting of…
After Snana (bathing) ceremony conducted on Snana Purnima, all the three deities fall ill and are taken to Anasara Ghara (sick room), where they rest for 15 days. The servitors perform secret rituals to heal them and the ailing deities are offered fruits and herbal medicines during this period. After recovering from fever, ‘Banakalagi’ seva…
Hats off to the Indian school of metaphysics which has gratified the humanity by harbouring with a gift that happens to be the Jagannath culture, an embodiment of submility . It is a hardly a hyperbole that the Jagannath cultural tradition is the solitary emblem of harmony and pathos which can navigate the universe through…
तं वा एतं रसं संत रथ इत्याक्षते The mere title is all that prima facie defines and illustrates the marvellous nuance of the Jagannath car festival.Still a simple pragmatic question emphatically expects an upright annotation devoid of any rigmarole. The above inscribed quote from the vedic treatise has altogether assuaged skepticism whatsoever and annunciated with…
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