Rath Yatra - Lord Balabhadra being taken to his chariot Taladhwaja in the ceremonia Pahandi ritual. After being taken to the chariots, the deities will begin their Bahuda Yatra or return journey. The 'Pahandi' rituals started ahead of schedule today.
Published: Diptiranjita Patra
Last updated: 09 July 2022, 01:41 PM IST
Lord Jagannath and his divine siblings will make their homeward journey to the Srimandir after their nine-day sojourn at the Gundicha Temple in Puri on June 28 this year.
Puri Maharaj Gajapati Diabyasingha Deb and his family offered prayers to the Chaturdhamurati on the Adapa Mandap in Gundicha Temple on Tuesday. The King, Queen Maharani Lilavati Pattamahadei and their daughters and grandchildren visited the Gundicha temple to offer their service before the Mahaprabhu.
Hera Panchami ritual, a tradition followed during Rath Yatra in Puri, is one of the beautiful episodes in which Goddess Laxmi gets angry with Lord Jagannath and vents her anger by causing damage to Nandighosha, the chariot of Lord Jagannath. The ritual is observed on the fifth day of the car festival.
After savouring communion with beloved devotees from top of their luxurious chariots for two days, the deities of Puri Srimandir were ushered to Gundicha temple on Thursday. The Holy Trinity was escorted to their birthplace called ‘Adapa Mandapa’ in the grand procession called ‘Goti Pahandi’.
Lord Jagannath and his divine siblings will make their homeward journey to the Srimandir after their nine-day sojourn at the Gundicha Temple in Puri on June 28 this year.
Puri Maharaj Gajapati Diabyasingha Deb and his family offered prayers to the Chaturdhamurati on the Adapa Mandap in Gundicha Temple on Tuesday. The King, Queen Maharani Lilavati Pattamahadei and their daughters and grandchildren visited the Gundicha temple to offer their service before the Mahaprabhu.
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