Bhubaneswar, July 15 (IANS) Religious fervour gripped the holy city of Puri as rituals commenced with pomp and gaiety for the Bahuda Yatra or the return car festival of Lord Jagannath and siblings Subhadra and Balabhadra on Monday.
The deities will return to their main temple, the 12th-century shrine around 3 kms away from Gundicha Temple, after the end of their nine-day sojourn on Monday.
The holy triad was brought to their respective chariots from Gundicha Temple or Adap Mandap in a grand ceremonial Pahandi Bije procession with the enthralling and divine sound of traditional musical instruments. The coastal city is reverberating with holy chants of Jay Jagannath and Hari Bol by lakhs of devotees gathered there to witness the divine spectacle.
As per the tradition, the celestial weapon of Lord Krishna, Sudarshan Chakra is first brought and placed in the chariot of Goddess Subhadra which is followed by the Pahandi of Balabhadra, Subhadra and finally Lord Jagannath.
Later, the king of Puri, Gajapati Dibya Singh Deb will carry out the ceremonial sweeping of the chariots with a golden broom, popularly known as the Chera Pahanra ritual, before the pulling of the three chariots from Gundicha Temple to Jagannath Temple by the devotees.
The officials of the temple and district administration are on their toes to ensure the smooth completion of all rituals and avoid the repetition of the mishap during the Adap Mandap Bije ritual.
On July 9, Lord Balabhadra slipped on the ‘Charamala’ (makeshift ramp) while being taken in pahandi from his chariot, Taladhwaja’ to Gundicha Temple, (Adap Mandap or Yajna Vedi).
Following the instructions of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Pravati Parida and two Ministers- Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan and Culture Minister Suryavanshi Suraj, have been camping in Puri to supervise and ensure the smooth completion of all rituals till Niladri Bije, the last ritual of 12-day Rath Yatra festival, which is going to be observed on Friday.
–IANS
gyan/dan
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
