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Holy Trinity Take Holy Bath on Deba Snana Purnima

in District Diary, State News June 22, 2024 Comments Off on Holy Trinity Take Holy Bath on Deba Snana Purnima 369 Views

Puri:22/6/824: Deba Snana Purnima, one of the most important festivals of Lord Jagannath, is being celebrated in the pilgrim city of Puri with great pomp and devotional fervor.

The divine siblings of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra have been taken to the Snana Bedi from the Ratna Singhasana in a grand procession by the servitors. The deities were ceremonially bathed with 108 pitchers of sacred water. While the servitors poured 35 pots of water on Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra had shower with 33 pots of water, Devi Subhadra with 22 pots of water and Lord Sudarshan took bath with 18 pots of water.

This event is a major part of the Snana Yatra festival, marking the prelude to the grand Rath Yatra in Puri.

Lakhs of devotees visited the pilgrim city to have darshan of the deities on this auspicious occasion. Elaborate arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of the Snan Purnima festival.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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