Puri: The ceremonial bathing ritual of the Trinity of Jagannath temple was held amid tight security in the presence of thousands of devotees.
More than three lakh devotees witnessed the Snana ritual which started at around 6.15 am with the Daita servitors escorting lord Jagannath, elder brother lord Balabhdra and sister Devi Subhadra along with Sudarshan and Madanmohan to Snana Mandap from ‘Ratnasimhasan’ of the sanctum sanctorum in ‘Dhadi pahandi’. Pahandi was completed at 8.00 am.
The ‘Chaturdha Murti’ were placed on the Snana Mandap overlooking the Grand Road facing East and located at the outer complex of the temple. Priests bathed the deities in 108 pitchers of aromatic water drawn from ‘Sunakua’ (golden well) and blended it with aromatic herbs, sandalwood paste, kesar and karpur for bathing.
After the bathing ceremony, the deities were decked in a new attire. Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb came in a procession from his palace in a decorated palanquin to the temple and performed ‘Chhera Pahanra,’ which was over by 4 pm. Prior to this, servitors completed all offerings like bhog and dressing the deities. This was followed by decking of the deities in ‘Hati Besha’ (incarnation of Lord Ganesh). The ‘Besha’ was completed by 4.30 pm.
Key Ritual Timings on Snana Purnima:
- Mangalarpana: 4.30 am
- Doralagi, Puspanjali, Pahandi: 5 am-7 am
- Mangalalti: 9 am
- Mailam: 9.15 am
- Tadapaladi: 9.25 am
- Adhara Pocha: 9.45 am
- Abakasa: 10.20 am
- Roshahoma: 10.30 am
- Surya Puja: 10.55 am
- Dwarapala Puja: 11.10 am
- Besha Sesha: 11.25 am
- Jalabije, Puja, Snana: 12.20 pm to 1.45 pm
- Mailam, Mekap, Nua Luga: 2.50 am
- Hati Besha: 4.30 pm
- Mahanta Sadhi Bandha: 4.30 pm
- Ghanta Chata Sakala Bhoga: 5.45 pm to 7.20 pm
- Dakhina Ghara Bhoga: 6.30 pm
- Sahanamela: 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm
- Hati Besha Mailam: 11 pm
- Puspanjali and Doralagi: 11.10 pm
- Bahuda Pahandi: 11.30 pm to 2 am
- Suna Chita, Rahu Rekha Mailam: 2.30 am
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