The tale behind Debasnan Purnima -----
The deities are escorted out of the temple's sanctum sanctorum and taken for a ceremonial bath.
Altogether 108 pitchers of aromatic and herbal water are fetched from Suna kua of the temple. The well remains unused till next year's bathing ceremony. Thereafter the deities are decorated in elephant attire symbolizing the incarnation of Ganesha.
The gods would remain out of bounds for devotees for a fortnight as the deities supposedly fall 'sick' after taking the grand bath. The deities, whose daily rituals are tantamount to the living style of a human being, would undergo treatment by the shrine vaidyas (ayurveda doctors) during this period.
The deities recuperate from 'fever and appear before pilgrims with a rejuvenated look on the occasion of nabajouvan darshan (rejuvenation) the same day.
Since the reigning gods remain inaccessible for 15 days, pilgrims can have darshan of the representative gods of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra in the temple during this time.
The deities are escorted out of the temple's sanctum sanctorum and taken for a ceremonial bath.
Altogether 108 pitchers of aromatic and herbal water are fetched from Suna kua of the temple. The well remains unused till next year's bathing ceremony. Thereafter the deities are decorated in elephant attire symbolizing the incarnation of Ganesha.
The gods would remain out of bounds for devotees for a fortnight as the deities supposedly fall 'sick' after taking the grand bath. The deities, whose daily rituals are tantamount to the living style of a human being, would undergo treatment by the shrine vaidyas (ayurveda doctors) during this period.
The deities recuperate from 'fever and appear before pilgrims with a rejuvenated look on the occasion of nabajouvan darshan (rejuvenation) the same day.
Since the reigning gods remain inaccessible for 15 days, pilgrims can have darshan of the representative gods of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra in the temple during this time.
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