Essay name: Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri
Author:
Ratnakar Mohapatra
Affiliation: Sambalpur University / Department of History
This essay studies the Temples of Purushottama Kshetra (Puri) which is renowned for its historic and religious significance, situated in Orissa (Odisha) by the Bay of Bengal. Purusottama-ksetra is famous for the Lord Jagannatha temple and numerous smaller temples, it showcases the distinctive Kalinga architectural style.
Chapter 3 - Lord Jagannatha Temple
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.00 AM, 10. Maiḷāma 11.00 AM, 11.bhogamaṇḍapa bhoga (bhoga for all) 11.00AM, 12. Maiḷāma (change of dress), 13. Madhyāhna dhupa b(mid day meal) - 12.30 PM to 1.00 PM, 14. Pahuḍa (closing of the door), 15. Sandhyā ārati (evening lamp offering) 6.00 PM, 16. Evening bhoga (sandhya dhupa) - 7.00 to 8.00 PM 17. Maiḷāma (change of dress), 18. Candana lägi (sandal paste offering), 19. Baḍa siṃhār veśa (night dress)-10.00 to 10.30 PM, 20. Baḍa siṃhāra dhupa (night meal) -11.15 PM, 21. Sayana of the Lord 11.45 to 12.00 PM and sealing of the door and premises. Besides these daily rituals, some rituals also performed in the temple on special occasions. On every Thursday, a special bath decoration, pujā and turmeric rice and duba (grass) offering are performed to Madana Mohana and Lakṣmi (representative deity and Lakṣmi) by placing them in Mārjanā maṇḍapa (a pedestal near the main temple). On Ekādasi day sandal pastes are smeared on the entire body of the deities. After evening pujā on this day a Mahādipa is placed at the top of the main temple by a Sevayata who is habituated in climbing the temple. On each Wednesday the face of the deities are coloured with a local stuff made from herbal colour. During the time of painting devotees are not allowed to see the Lord. Special rituals are performed on the occasion of Solar and Lunar eclipses. During the time of eclipse, deities are bathed and special bhoga is offered to them. Besides these, other important rituals are performed in the temple during the time of Aṇabasara (when deities are prepared for Ratha Yātrā) and Navakaḷevara (when deities are changing their old body and appear in new body). These rituals are confidential and are not made open to the public due to some specific reasons. From the daily rituals of the temple, it is seen that Lord Jagannātha is worshipped in the temple like a man but not like an ordinary man but like a Supreme Being i.e. Purusottama. 6. The Veśas (Festive dresses) of Lord Jagannatha:- The three wooden images of Jagannātha, Balabhadra and Subhadrā wear different types of robs and ornaments of both floral as well as of gold on 118
