Devotees Throng Brahmagiri For Darshan Of Lord Alarnath

Brahmagiri: With the three ailing deities retiring to the Anasara Ghara in the Shree Jagannath temple after having an excess bath on the Snana Purnima day on Monday, the devotees rushed to Brahmagiri on Tuesday for the darshan of Lord Alarnath.

Legend has it that the darshan of Lord Alarnath in the attire of Lord Narayan during the Anasara period is equal to the darshan of the Lord Jagannath.

Along with Lord Alarnath, the devotees will also have the darshan of Lord Ananta Basudev in place of Lord Balabhadra and Devi Bhubaneswari in place of Devi Subhadra. Besides, the idols of Lord Dolagobinda, Lord Nrusingha, Lord Madanmohan, Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, Goddess Bhudevi, Goddess Sridevi and the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu are also being worshipped at the Alarnath peeth.

Keeping the massive footfall of the devotees in Alarnath temple, the district administration has made elaborate arrangement to ensure timely conduct of the rituals of the Lord and the smooth darshan of the devotees.

Meanwhile, the Daitapati sevayats have begun their secret rituals in the Anasara Ghar to cure the ailing deities.

As the three deities have left the Ratna Simhasan inside the sanctum sanctorum of the main temple, the sevayats will worship the replica of the deities made of pati (made of bamboo) on the Ratna Simhasan till the Nabajoubana Darshan of the Lords on July 2.