Preparation begins for Snana Purnima ritual at Puri Jagannath temple UNI Updated: June 21st, 2024, 21:57 IST in Metro , Top Stories 0 File pic/OP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Linkedin Puri: The ceremonial Pahandi of Lord Jagannath, his elder Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra in the Sri Jagannath temple will commence at about 1am Saturday. The presiding deities will be taken from the sanctum sanctorum to the Snana Vedi (Bathing altar) for the grand holy bath Saturday, known as Snana Purnima. Also Read Southwest monsoon covers 24 districts of Odisha: IMD 57 mins ago Government puts up 67 coal mines for auction across 8 states including Odisha 1 hour ago As per Sri Jagannath temple traditions, the Daita servitors took charge from the regular priests Wednesday late in the night, after which Mangalarpan would begin, which would be completed by 4 am.
The Daita servitors will remain in charge of the Rath Yatra festival till Niladri bije, the end of the fete. Earlier Wednesday night, Suansia, a special group of servitors, laid the Charamara (ladders) to the Ratna simhasana to facilitate the Pahandi of the deities. After their work, the Daita entered the temple and fashioned “Senapatta” and “Bahutakanta” armours for the bodies of the deities to bear the stress of Pahandi.
The Darshan of Deities was closed until 3 pm Friday. After completing the Chhenapatta lagi ritual, the ceremonial Pahandi of the deities will begin after midnight. The Pahandi pro.
