By Our Correspondent
PURI/BHUBANESWAR: The Director Information and Public Relations, Indramani Tripathy, who was in Puri to supervise Snana Purnima media coverage, has offered prayers at Lord Jagannath Temple. Tripathy along with other officials review functioning of Information Centre to be opened in Puri for Rath Yatra.
Meanwhile, amid religious flavour, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra on Tuesday took holy bath at the Snana Mandap of the Shree Jagannath Temple here on the sacred occasion of Deba Snana Purnima.
As per rituals, the deities were accorded a bath with 108 pitchers of aromatic water by a group of servitors. While the servitors poured 35 pots of water on Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra had shower with 33 pots of water, Devi Subhadra with 22 pots of water and Lord Sudarshan took bath with 18 pots of water.
Garabadu Sevaks brought 108 pitchers of water from the Swarna Kupa (Golden Well) first. Then the deities took bath.
After the ritualistic bath, it is believed that the deities suffer from cold and fever. The idols are then kept away from public view for fifteen days at Anasara Ghara for treatment for which specific rituals are performed. This period of isolation is called Anasara, which means improper time for worship.
