Puri: Ritual To Protect Srimandir Deities From Chill Today
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This ritual continues till the fifth day or Panchami of the month of Magha. The Lords are adorned with different colours of clothes each day. Apart from that, they are decorated with six sets of ornaments.
Puri, Dec 18: The Odhana Sasthi ritual at Srimandir will be conducted today, the tithi of Margasira Shukla Sasthi. To protect the Lords from the chilling weather, they are made to wear winter clothes.
The 'Daraji Sardar' stitches the 'Patani', 'Gitagobinda patta' and 'Suta patta'.
This ritual continues till the fifth day or Panchami of the month of Magha. The Lords are adorned with different colours of clothes each day. Apart from that, they are decorated with six sets of ornaments.
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✨The Odhani Sasthi is one of the twelve events that are held in Srimandir. After 'Sakhala Dhupa', the 'Mailam' ritual was carried out.
The rituals began last night after the Bhogamandap programme. Before taking the clothes to the Ratnasinghasana, three rounds of the temple were conducted.
Today, being a Monday, black tainted white-colored Ghodo (the cloth) will be put on the Lords.