Lord Jagannath and Festivals at Sri Mandir Puri

Lord Jagannath at Puri is famous in the world. Lord Jagannath is being worshiped at Jagannath temple or Sri Mandir at Sri Khetra, Puri. Therefore, Orissa is famous for worshiping and temples at India and abroad. Puri is also called as Purushottam Khetra, Shree Khetra, Nilachaldham, Nilagiri and Shankha Khetra. This article is about more about Lord Jagannath and the festivals occur at Sri Mandir.

Jagannath is meant for Lord of the Universe "Jagath Ke Nath". Jagannath Dham is one of the place among "Char Dham" as per the Hindu mythology.

Festivals of Lord Jagannath at Sri Mandir Puri

Every day from morning to night, Lord Jagannath is being worshipped by the Puja Panda's eight times; which called as 'Ashta Kalash Seva'. There have been thirteen festivals in twelve months (a year) at Sri Mandir. The Ashta Kalash Seva consists of:

Mangal Aarti
Bhusita Karana
Gocharana Besha
Raja Bhoga and Sayan (Pahada)
Ut-than
Aparahna Bhoga
Sandhya Alaathi
Pithapana Bhoga and Sayan (Pahada)

Lord Jagannath Festivals

Rath Yatra (Car Festival) or Gundicha Yatra on Ashadha Sukla dwitiya
Chandan yatra on Akshaya tritiya
Snan yatra on Jyestha Purnima
Niladri yatra on Vaisakha Shuklashtami
Pushyabhiseka yatra on Pousa purnima
Damanaka Chaturdasi on Chaitra-sukladashami to Chaitra purnima
Sri Hari Sayanotsav yatra on Ashadha Sukla Ekadashi
Basantika Dalastova on Phalgun Shukla Dashami to Purnima
Dakhinayan yatra on Karkata Sankranti
Parswa Parivartan yatra on Bhadrav Sukla Ekadashi
Uttarayan Shashthi on Makar Sankranti
Paravati Sasti on Margasira Sukla Sasthi to Vasant

21 Forms of Lord Jagannath at Sri Mandir Puri

Sunavesh
Chandanlagi vesh
Kaliyadalan vesh
Avakash vesh
Banabhoji vesh
Hati vesh
Raghunath vesh
Badasinghar vesh
Radhadamodar vesh
Pralam basuri vesh
Vaman vesh
Trivikram vesh
Nagarjuna vesh
Gaja uddharan vesh
Nrushingha vesh
Makar Gairik vesh
Padma vesh
Ghodalagi vesh
Bankachuda vesh
Thiakhia vesh
Krushna Balaram vesh

Carts of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra on Rathayatra at Puri

Nandighosh cart of Lord Jagannath
Height: 33 hands and five fingers
Color: Red and Yellow
Number of wheels: 16
Number of woods: 832
Sarathi: Daruka
Ayudha: Sankha Chakra
Ratha Rakshak: Garuda

Taladhwaja cart of Lord Balabhadra
Height: 32 hands and twelve fingers
Color: Red and Blue
Number of wheels: 14
Number of woods: 760
Sarathi: Mattali
Ayudha: Hala and Mushal
Ratha Rakshak: Vasudeva

Devadalan cart of Goddess Subhadra
Height: 31 hands
Color: Red and Black
Number of wheels: 12
Number of woods: 563
Sarathi: Arjuna
Ayudha: Padma Kalahar
Ratha Rakshak: Jayadurga

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