Tag: Puri Ratha Yatra

A huge covered space has been made by Railways to accommodate 15,000 devotees with Food Court, Drinking Water and Toilet facilities.

The word ‘Bahuda’ in Odia means return. On the auspicious day of Devshayani Ekadashi, the Trinity begins their return journey.

The festival is a unique manifestation of the philosophy of classless and casteless society.

The uniqueness of the ritual is that each deity is offered a sweet drink (pana) from three huge cylindrical earthen pots on their respective chariot.

The Suna Besha is also called the Rajarajeswar Besha of the deities. It is observed five times in a year when the Lord and His siblings wear the gold jewellery.

Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya (second day of the bright fortnight of Ashadha month), which falls on July 1 this year, a sea of humanity descends on Puri to witness the annual sojourn of Lord Jagannath and His siblings.

Hera Panchami ritual depicts the scene in which Goddess Lakhmi gets angry on Lord Jagannath and the way she vents out her anger.

Puri town will divided into 12 zones with deployment of special security personnel on the roof top of buildings at all entry points and along side of the Bada Danda.

Puri: Putting all speculations to rest, the rituals pertaining to Akshay Tritiya, which marks the beginning of chariot construction work for Puri Rath Yatra, will be conducted inside Jagannath Temple (Srimandir) premises. Informing about the decision, Puri Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb stated that as per Puri Shankaracharya’s recommendations, the rituals will be conducted inside Meghanadh […]

Puri: Ahead of the much-awaited Deba Snana festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings on Friday, local MLA Jayant Sarangi has requested the State government to allow devotees to have darshan of the deities on the bathing altar with strict social distancing guidelines. It may be noted that Odisha government has already announced to clamp […]