Puri: The Lords of Jagannath Temple, who are atop their three chariots at Saradha Bali, will be escorted to Adapa Mandap of Gundicha Temple in Odisha’s Puri town on Thursday evening.
The deities will be taken to ‘Adapa Mandap’, also considered their birth place, in Goti Pahandi by the servitors. The ritual is known as ‘Adapa Mandap Bije.’
As per rituals, proxy divinities of Madan Mohana and Ramkrushna are carried into Gundicha temple first and kept in Dakshini Ghara, a special house on the temple premises. Thereafter, Chakraraj Sudarshan. Lord Balabdhadra are taken inside the temple in ‘Pahandi Bije’ amid chanting of ‘Hari bol’ and blowing of conches and beating of cymbals.
The deities will stay at Gundicha temple for a week during their nine-day annual sojourn. The Adapa Abadha mahaprasad will be available for devotees at the Gundicha Temple from Friday, sources said.
The pilgrim town is expected to witness a huge influx of devotees for darshan of the deities at the Gundicha Temple.
On the ninth day of the sojourn, the Lords will return to their abode in what is called ‘Bahuda Yatra’.
