Puri: Today is the auspicious day when the Naba Joubana Besha Darshana is performed in the Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri. On this day, the rejuvenated deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra give a glance to public after a fortnight of staying in the Anansara Ghara. The freshly painted and decorated deities are revealed following customary arati by the servitors. Devotees have the darshan of the trinity after a gap of two weeks. As Lord Jagannath and the siblings fall ill after taking heavy bath during the Snaana Purnima and retire into the Anasara Ghara, they need a full fortnight’s treatment with herbs, complete rest and dieting. The recovery of the deities and when the the Lord gets back his juvenile youth, it is marked as the is marked as the Naba joubana Besha.
As the festivities are being held in the presence of devotees for the first time in two years, the temple administration has made detailed arrangements for the smooth functioning of the various rituals. While the Parimanika Darshan will be available between 8 am and 9 am, the Sahana Mela or public darshan will be available for the next one hour till 10 am. The District administration has also made elaborate arrangements in view of the expected large crowd gathering today. About 40 platoons of police forces will be deployed in the city.