Tag: Banajaga Jatra

Senior servitor Jagdish Dash Mohapatra explained that if such rituals are organised everywhere without any respect to the tradition and the codes specified only for the chief abode of the Lord, it will cause a huge setback to the Jagannath faith. 

Jagatsinghpur: The maha yajna for the felling of the ‘daru’ or the neem tree identified for creation of new idol of Goddess Subhadra will begin today. All preparations are now complete at Adhanga, Jagatsinghpur – the location of ‘daru’ of goddess Subhadra. According to sources, all the preliminary rituals have been conducted and the mahayajna […]

With a day left for Banajaga Jatra to set off, Srimandir administration today announced the names of Biswabasu and Bidyapati, who lead the divine journey. Binayak Das Mohapatra has been nominated as Biswabasu and Narasingh Pati Mohapatra as Bidyapati of the Jatra team. The applications of seven servitors were considered for the posts by the temple chief administrator and a seven-member team of Daitapati Niyog

In preparation of Banajaga Jatra, a journey to search daru (neem tree) for making of statue of holy trinity, Daitapati Nijog and Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) decided in a meeting yesterday to impart training to young servitors on March 14 and 15 for ahead of the much awaited ritual