MAHAPRABHU – PAYARA MALA & CHANDAN BESHA MAHAPRABHU SHREE JAGANNATH (BAPA) IS ABSOLUTE TRUE,OTHER THAN HIM ARE RELATIVELY TRUE…. The Garland which is placed on Mahabahu it also touches near the Ratna Singhasana , is named as PAYARA MALA. It is made of only TULASI and Flowers. The length of Garland of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath […]
MAHAPRABHU – TADAPA UTTARI BESHA & SADHA BESHA MAHAPRABHU SHREE JAGANNATH (BAPA) IS ABSOLUTE TRUE,OTHER THAN HIM ARE RELATIVELY TRUE…. Abakasha or Tadapa Uttari Besha : Abakasha means the brushing of teeth . Every morning the Panda offer three twigs of a Kumbhatua tree as toothbrushes (Danta-kastham) to Mahapravu Shree Jagannath , Bada Thakura Baladeva […]
Mahapravu – LAKSHMI NARAYAN BESHA-BANKACHUDA BESHA-ADAKIA BESHA MAHAPRABHU SHREE JAGANNATH (BAPA) IS ABSOLUTE TRUE,OTHER THAN HIM ARE RELATIVELY TRUE…. (A unique thing is the exact place where Mahapravu Shree Jagannath, Bada Thakura Shree Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra & Pravu Sudarsan take Samadhistha in KOIELI BAIEKUNTA is known as “BHUIEN BHANDAR”. It has been mentioned in MADALA […]
MAHAPRAVU-CHANDAN YATRA MAHAPRABHU SHREE JAGANNATH (BAPA) IS ABSOLUTE TRUE, OTHER THAN HIM ARE RELATIVELY TRUE…. This large tank is located north-east of Mahapravu Shree Jagannath’s temple. This pond is also known as Sri Candana Puskarani, because Mahapravu Shree Jagannath comes here every evening for 21 consecutive days during Chandana-Yatra, from Aksaya-trtiya (in month of Vaisakha […]
MAHAPRAVU-SINGHADWARA MAHAPRABHU SHREE JAGANNATH (BAPA) IS ABSOLUTE TRUE,OTHER THAN HIM ARE RELATIVELY TRUE…. The Singahdwara, which in Sanskrit means The Lion Gate, is one of the four gates to the temple and forms the Main entrance. The Singhadwara is so named because two huge statues of crouching lions exist on either side of the entrance. […]
MAHAPRAVU-TAHIA MAHAPRABHU SHREE JAGANNATH (BAPA) IS ABSOLUTE TRUE,OTHER THAN HIM ARE RELATIVELY TRUE…. The captivating scene of the crown or TAHIA of Mahapravu Shree Jagannath swinging and moving like waves, makes the heart of devotees skip a beat. During the Pahandi on Rath Yatra when the three sibling deities come out of their abode, no […]
MAHAPRAVU-DWARFITA & MANGAL ARATI MAHAPRABHU SHREE JAGANNATH (BAPA) IS ABSOLUTE TRUE,OTHER THAN HIM ARE RELATIVELY TRUE…. Mahapravu Shree Jagannath is a highly humanized deity. The gap between men and Divine has been bridged in Mahapravu Shree Jagannath cult. Like daily happenings and day to-day activities of a common man He brushes His teeth, takes bath, […]
MAHAPRAVU-HERA PANCHAMI MAHAPRABHU SHREE JAGANNATH (BAPA) IS ABSOLUTE TRUE,OTHER THAN HIM ARE RELATIVELY TRUE…. Hera Panchami is a unique celebration that is observed on the fifth day of Rath Yatra. During the holy Ratha Jatra, Mahapravu Shree Jagannath comes out of Srimandira, His abode in Puri, with His brother Bada Thakura Balabhadra and sister Maa […]
MAHAPRAVU- DARU LEELA . (AGNYAMALA) MAHAPRABHU SHREE JAGANNATH (BAPA) IS ABSOLUTE TRUE,OTHER THAN HIM ARE RELATIVELY TRUE…. After getting ‘Agnyamala’, the team of ‘Darujatri’ or explorers of ‘Daru’ come out of the temple through its Singhadwara and travel to Sri Jagannath Ballav Math via the Sri Nahar or royal abode of Gajapati Maharaja . From there […]
MAHAPRAVU- DARU LEELA . MAHAPRABHU SHREE JAGANNATH (BAPA) IS ABSOLUTE TRUE,OTHER THAN HIM ARE RELATIVELY TRUE…. Materials that can be used to construct deities have been described in Varahamihir’s ‘Vrihat Samhita’. In Kashyap’s ‘Shilpashatra’, ‘Daru’ or wood has been described as the best material to construct deities. In ‘Bhavishya Purana’ use of wood has been stressed […]