'When Lord Jagannath returns to Shree Jagannath Temple after completing his nine-day sojourn from Gundicha temple (birthplace), he offers rasagola to his wife Goddess Laxmi to placate her'
PURI, July 1: The titular king of Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb on Friday performed the ‘Chhera Pahanra’, a ritual of sweeping the chariots of Lord Jagannath and his divine siblings before the Ratha Jatra, emblematic of the belief that all are equal before the almighty. The ritual was performed before devotees got their turn to pull the chariots during the Ratha Jatra, the annual nine-day festival that was held in the presence of pilgrims for the first time after […]