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Hans India
2 days ago
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- Hans India
Odia people celebrate ‘Debasnana Poornima' in city
Visakhapatnam: Utkal Sanskrurika Samaj, a premier socio-cultural organisation in the city for Odia people, celebrated 'Debasnana Poornima' in its premises at Daspalla Hills with fervour and gaiety. According to the Hindu calendar, 'Jyestha Poornima' is celebrated as Debasnana Poornima, Lord Jagannath's ceremonial bathing rituals. As part of the festival celebrations, the deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra were taken out from the sanctum sanctorum to the decorated altar for the bath with ceremonial 'pahandi'. The ritual was carried out amidst chanting of mantras. 108 Pots of aromatic sacred water were used for the bathing ritual of the deities. Scores of devotees witnessed the 'snana'. It is believed that the ceremonial bath given to the deities before Rath Yatra causes them fever. Following which, the deities will be in a 14-day quarantine period, known as 'Anasara'. Concluding the quarantine period, the deities will take part in the RathYatra scheduled on June 27. Earlier, president of the samaj JK Nayak cleaned the platform before the commencement of the bathing ritual. General secretary of the samaj Bimal Kumar Mahanta, among others, were present.
Time of India
2 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Debasnana Poornima: Lord Jagannath's ritual bath observed in Vizag ahead of Rath Yatra
VISAKHAPATNAM: Utkal Sanskrurika Samaj a premier socio cultural organization in city for Odias celebrated Debasnana Poornima in its premises at Dasapalla Hills near All India Radio with religiously fervour and gaiety. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Jyestha Poornima in the Hindu calendar is celebrated as Deba Snana Poornima of Gods. Early morning the deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were taken out from the sanctum sanctorum of the temple to the decorated Snana vedi the bathing platform ln a ritual called pahandi amidst chanring of mantraa. After the cleaning of the platform by the designated Gahapati JK Nayak president of the Samaj the snana(bathing) ritual started. The deites were bathed with 108 pitchers of scented water. Thereafter they adorned Gajanan attire and the devitees had darshan. This bath will cause fever and the deities will be in quarantine called Anasara and will convalesce for 14 days and on June 26 will be rejunevated to go on the famous Rath Yatra on June 27. General Secretary Bimal Kumar Mahanta with help of member volunteers oversaw the arrangements.
