By Our Correspondent
PURI/BHUBANESWAR:Today, on the 55th day of the chariot construction, the servants arrived at the chariot yard as usual at 8:00 AM, took the instructions of the chief Maharana, and began the construction work.
*Chariot construction progress*
(By yesterday, the work of attaching the buttons or tags to the front and back of the upper part of the trirathas had begun, as well as the cutting and setting of the potla boards for the construction of the first potla of the trirathas)
*A large, three-carriage, number one, was installed on the third floor*
This afternoon, in the presence of the Chief Maharana, with the help of the Maharana Bhoi Sevaks, the third of the three chariots, a large pot, was installed on the ground.
After the connection of the first three-carriage carriage, the construction of the remaining three carriages is underway.
(This three-carriage potala has 13 wings, it is built from the ground at the end of the chariot, its architectural style looks like the upper part of the temple)
** In addition, today, to strengthen the four corners of the three chariots, *original scissors* will be installed on both sides of the four corners. For this, the Maharana Sevaks of the three chariots have started cutting a 20-foot wooden beam, measuring and carving it, and tomorrow they will cross-cut the scissors and attach them to the chariot.
** In addition, today, the work of making tags or buttons is continuing on both sides of the throne altar above the chariot.
*Rupture wheel*
The craftsmen have completed carving the Kandarpa form on four wooden legs to be attached to the door frame on three occasions, and have continued carving the Kandarpa form on four wooden legs on the remaining three occasions, and have continued carving lotus flowers, peacocks, and creepers on each of the three occasions.
*Painter*
The painters have started painting the side deities, dancers, top domes, anla, and reverse shuva of the three chariots, and today they have started applying white primer to the outer parts of the Nandi Ghosh chariot before painting.
*Blacksmith’s axe*
At the temporary blacksmith shop in Dolavedi, the blacksmiths have provided 56 pairs of thorny thorns (fire thorn and thorny thorn) for the three chariots to travel to the Qatara Badiya, and have continued to make thorny
*Pahi Maharana*
At Dolavedi, the Maharana monks have continued to build wooden and bamboo equipment for worship and services during the chariot procession.
The presence of the charioteer*
*Tiniratha’s Maharana Sevak – 77
*Tiniratha’s servant – 75
*The servant of the Three Chariots – 21
*Karti Sevak of the Three Chariots – 4
*Servant of the Three Chariots Ojha Kamar – 20
*Tumbi Bindha Craftsman – 2
*Pahi Maharana – 2
*Painter – 16
*Rathakala Assistant (Water Bottle) – 1
Total – 218 people
