Anasara Ekadashi: Lord Jagannath On Path To Full Recovery, Dasamula Modaka Lagi Niti Today
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Lord Jagannath symbolically recovers from divine fever with the Dasamula Modaka ritual on Anasara Ekadashi.
Servitors apply sandalwood paste and offer Tulasi as part of the Khalilagi ceremony.
Temple bells and conches ring out after 10 days of silence, signaling the Lord’s return to health.
Puri, Jun 21: The sacred precincts of the Puri Jagannath Temple resonated with divine energy on the auspicious occasion of Anasara Ekadashi, as Lord Jagannath, who had been symbolically unwell since Snana Purnima, is now on the path to full recovery.
The highlight of the day was the Dasamula Modaka ritual, a traditional Ayurvedic offering prepared by the royal physician and administered to the deities to mark the final stage of their healing.
After 10 days of seclusion in the Anasara Pindi, where the deities were treated with herbal oils like Phuluri Tela and medicinal pastes, the Lord has now risen from rest.
On Friday, Dashami, the deities symbolically sat up, and on Saturday, Ekadashi, they are adorned with Khadi (sandalwood paste) mixed with camphor, saffron, and musk, applied in three rounds by the Daitapati and Patimahapatra servitors.
The Khalilagi ritual also includes the offering of Tulasi (holy basil) and the donning of new Khandua cloth, signifying the Lord’s return to health. The temple bells and conch shells, which had remained silent during the Anasara period, rang out once again, announcing the Lord’s recovery to devotees.
On Sunday, Dwadashi, the Daitapati servitors will formally inform the Gajapati Maharaja, the first servitor of the Lord, about the deities’ restored health. This marks the final step before the grand public appearance of the deities during Nabajouban Darshan and the commencement of the Ratha Yatra.
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