Banakalagi rituals to be performed today, Puri Srimandir to remain close for devotees for 3 hours

Puri: The famous Puri Srimandir to remain closed for public darshan for three hours today. The temple will be closed for devotes as the Banakalagi Ritual of the Holy trinity will be performed in the temple today.

According to the temple administration, the public darshan will be closed after the second Bhoga Mandap ends from 6 pm to 9 pm in the night today. The Banakalagi ritual or Srimukha Sringara Nitit is performed on Krushna Panchami ritual of Magha Month.

Puri Srimandir temple administration on Tuesday, informed that the Banakalagi niti of Lord Jagannath and siblings will be performed on Wednesday.

In the banakalagi niti or ritual, the faces of the holy trinity will be decorated using sacred and traditional colours like saffron, green, red, black, and white by the Dutta Mohapatra Sevayats.

The Jagannath Temple to remain closed, after completion of the Banakalagi Niti, Lord Jagannath will be given a ceremonial bath, marking the completion of the ritual. This ceremonial bath is traditionally known by the name of ‘Maha Snana.’ After which, the doors of the temple will once again be opened for visitors.

As the Banakalagi Niti is a secret ritual, the Jaya Bijay door will be closed. The ritual will be performed by DataMahapatra sevayats.

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