Puri, Apr 23: The Shree Jagannath temple in Puri will remain closed for five hours today due to Banakalagi ritual of the Holy Trinity- Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra.

According to reports, the Banakalagi ritual will be performed by Dutta Mohapatra servitors between 5 PM to 10 PM, during which the public darshan at the 12th century shrine will remain be suspended for the said four hours.

The Banakalagi ritual will begin after the completion of the second Bhoga Mandap of the Holy Trinity.

Notably, the Banakalagi ritual happens to be a secret ritual of the deities also known as ‘Srimukha Sringara’. During this ritual, the servitors apply fresh colours on the idols of the deities with an objective of restoring their original look.

The ‘Banaka’ is prepared from different types of natural colours like Hingula, Haritala, Kasturi, Keshar and the glue of Kaintha to be later applied to the idols.

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