Puri: After Rath Yatra yesterday, Lord Jagannatha and His siblings Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were taken to the Adapa Mandapa at the sanctum sanctorum of the Gundicha temple in Puri of Odisha today. As per the tradition, the deities were escorted to the mandapa in Goti pahandi.
The deities were taken inside the temple in a ceremonial procession after the sandhya dhupa ritual.
As per reports, the ritual of escorting the deities to the Adapa Mandapa in Goti Pahandi was performed before time.
Pahandi of Lord Balabhadra from Taladhwaja Rath, Goddess Subhadra from Debadalana and Lord Jagannath from Nandighosha was performed after servitors installed Lord Ramakrushna, Lord Madan Mohana and Lord Sudarshan at the Adapa Mandap of Gundicha temple.
Ms Kalinga