By Our Correspondent
PURI:Today, on the 52nd day of chariot construction, the chariot builders arrived at the chariot yard before 8:00 am and began the chariot construction work after receiving the guidance of the Chief Maharana.
*Chariot construction progress*
(As of yesterday, the first and second floor frames were connected in four rounds, with the chariot going around the 14th Nahaka three times)
*Installation completed on three chariots*
*First Earth or Third Earth*
This afternoon, in the presence of the chief Maharana, the three chariots, along with the Maharana’s associates and Bhoi Sevaks, were erected on the third floor or the front floor and installed on the middle floor.
(This third ground frame is connected in four quadrants, with four ground legs at its four corners, and six square brackets connected on each side of the ground, making the third ground frame rest on the ground.)
*Three times the drumbeat ends*
Today, the three-rathi, one dhamaka each, has been completed by attaching four nakshakas. While two dhamakas are played in front and behind the Taladhwaja Rath and NandiGhosh Rath, three dhamakas are played for the Dharpadalana Rath, and planks are attached to these dhamakas and the altar throne is constructed three times. This dhamaka strengthens and binds the four nakshakas.
*Rupture wheel*
*The Rupkar Sevaks have completed carving the Kandarpa form on the eight wooden legs to be attached to the door frame three times, and have carved the form on the remaining four wooden legs. They have also carved five lotus flowers and lotus leaves on each of the four sides of the three wheels and have continued to carve the image.
*Blacksmith’s axe*
At the temporary blacksmith shop of Dola Bedi, the blacksmiths have constructed the third floor of the chariot and added it to the chariot shed. They have also continued to construct the third floor of the chariot for the chariot wheel.
*Pahi Maharana*
At the Dola Bedi, the Maharana monks have continued to build wooden and bamboo equipment for worshipping and performing rituals for the Unsar and Rath Yatra.
The presence of the charioteer*
*Tiniratha’s Maharana Sevak -78
*Tiniratha’s servant – 75
*Servant in the form of a three-wheeled chariot – 21
*Servant of the Three Chariots Ojha Kamar – 20
*Three Chariots Karti Sevak – 4
*Tumbi Bindha Craftsman – 2
*Pahi Maharana – 2
*Rathakala Assistant (Water Bottle) – 1
Total – 203 people
