Sri Jagannath Temple Trust

Agara Circle, HSR Layout, Bangalore

( Attached : Bahuda Yatra Invitation )

Jaya Jagannath,

Sri Jagannath Temple Invites all devotees to participate in the most exciting celebration of return journey of Lord Jagannath, the Bahuda Yatra.

Timings :
Date                       :      12th July Saturday
Puja rituals              :      10:30 AM
Pahandi Bije            :      10:45 AM
Chera Panhara         :      11:30 AM
Bahuda Yatra Starts :      3 PM
Bahuda Yatra ends   :      5 PM
Prasad Sevan           :      5:30 PM till 9:30 PM

After the nine days long stay at Mausi maa Temple, the three deities return to Sri Jagannath Temple thru the journey is known as Bahuda Yatra. On his way back, Jagannath stops for a while at Ardhasani temple, and offered with his favorite rice cake, the Poda Pitha. The deities reach Sri. Jagannath Temple in the evening and wait outside for the day. On the next day, the deities are attired in new costumes and this new form of the idols is known as Suna Vesa. The following day, the deities move into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and thus concluding the Rath Yatra festival.

The next day known as the Bada Ekadasi,the three deities, are attired in costumes of glittering gold. This form of the deities is known as the famous Suna Vesa, the golden attire. On the Dwadasi day, the three deities go back to Ratna Simhasana, literally the jewelled platform, with the usual fanfare and the Pahandi style.Their arrival into the Sanctum sanctorum marks the end of the RathaYatra the grand festival of chariots. Jaya Jagannath.

Best regards,
Nilachakra
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