Bhubaneswar: The Devasnana Purnima or Snan Purnima rituals of Lord Jagannath and His Divine siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra are being observed with much great pomp and gaiety in the presence of devotees in the pilgrim city of Puri after the gap of two years.
On the occasion, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik prayed before the Lord Jagannath for the peace and prosperity of the people of the State.
In a Twitter post, the Chief Minister shared mesmerizing images of the Snana Purnima rituals of deities.
ପବିତ୍ର ସ୍ନାନ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା ଅବସରରେ ସ୍ନାନବେଦୀରେ ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଧାମୂର୍ତ୍ତିଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଅନୁଭବ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରୁଛି। ଏହି ପବିତ୍ର ଅବସରରେ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ସୁଖ ଓ କଲ୍ୟାଣମୟ ଜୀବନ କାମନା କରୁଛି। #JaiJagannatha pic.twitter.com/V2oX6eTrVp
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 14, 2022
The Snana Purnima rituals mark the beginning of the world famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath.
After the Snana Yatra, the deities will be kept away from public view for 15 days and this temporary disappearance is called the ‘Anasara’ period. It is said that after the ritualistic bath, the deities develop fever and therefore do not return to the sanctum sanctorum.