Overview
- Temple servitors carried Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra into the Gundicha (Adapa) Mandap in the formal Adapa Bije and Pahandi rituals, marking the next phase of the Rath Yatra.
- The three idols will remain at the Gundicha shrine until the Bahuda Yatra return on July 24 and will receive daily worship there, including special offerings prepared at the Gundicha Temple.
- Thousands of devotees sought darshan at the Adapa Mandap and police put in place extensive barricading with separate entry and exit gates to manage crowds and maintain safety.
- The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration has scheduled a one‑day digital inventory of the Ratna Bhandar to record gold and other ornaments removed for the Snan Yatra and to update asset records.
- At Mathili’s Shraddha Sabari Srikhetra trained tribal priests led Vedic rites and procession rituals to foreground indigenous links to Jagannath worship and to broaden local participation in festival rites.