Rakhi Purnima & Gamha Purnima

Jaya Jagannath,

Tomorrow being Rakhi Purnami, Team Nilachakra welcomes you on behalf of Sri Jagannath Temple to come and celebrate this auspicious festival with ever respected BIG brother Jagatara Natha Prabhu Sri Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra.

On this propitious day, Please come and tie your silky Rakhi thread, the thread of divine affection and bond of protection to your ever beloved big brother Jaga Kalia. Get bind with him with a covalent rhythm of caring brotherhood. Be one among those early morning devotees to first knot your thread of love and worship to the supreme protector of human being.

Lord Jagannath not only shields us from all harms and hazards of life, protects us from all evils, but also blesses us all with the best of the flavors of health, wealth, peace, aptitude and prosperity ever through out our life. Then who else in this universe can be a better suitable BIG BROTHER than him to be tied with the sweetest and silkiest thread of Rakhi?

Gamha Purnima :

Tomorrow being Gamha Purnima, the full moon day (Poornima) in Sravana month, is also observed as Balabhadra Jayanti, the birthday of Lord Balabhadra (Baladeva), the eldest brother of Lord Jagannath.

A major highlight of the festival is a sort of regional sport known as Gamha Diyan. Gamha is a platform made of bricks and mud and in the middle of it is a big projection. Two big poles are fitted into the Gamha on the opposite sides of the middle projection. The poles are connected by a bamboo stick. From the bamboo stick different kinds of fruits and prizes are hung for participants. Children and youths taking part in Gamha Diyan run and jump over a makeshift ramp to grab fruits and other gifts hung to a rope at a height. At Krishna temples devotees offered rakhi to the deity. Cattle (cows and bullocks) are also worshipped on Gamha Purnima.

With a warm welcome to you for visiting Sri Jagannath Temple, wish you the happiest return of the moments tomorrow. Jaya Jagannath.  

Regards
Team Nilachakra