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Puri Gears Up for Rath Yatra as Temple Panel Urges ISKCON to Follow Ritual Dates

The managing committee sent ISKCON a notice after reports of overseas temples holding Snana Yatra on unsanctioned dates.

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On Wednesday, the sacred bathing ritual of the deities was held on the occasion of Snana Purnima in Puri.
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Kadha is offerd to the deities during 15-day isolation credits- pujaabhishekam

Overview

  • Workers have entered the final phase of constructing this year’s three wooden chariots for Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra ahead of the June 27 procession.
  • A multi-agency mock drill at Dharamshala near the Shree Jagannath Temple on June 13 tested emergency and anti-terror response plans with 11 agencies participating.
  • Since June 12 the deities have remained in Anavasara, receiving herbal remedies such as dasa-mula kadha and chhena-infused water in private worship until Nabajouban Darshan on June 26.
  • The Rath Yatra will commence on June 27 with the deities drawn to Gundicha Temple and conclude with the Bahuda Jatra on July 5.
  • The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee urged ISKCON to celebrate Snana Yatra and Rath Yatra only on dates approved by Puri’s sacred calendar in a letter to its global chapters.