The General Darshan Of Lord Jagannath Will Be Closed 5 Hours For Banaka Lagi Ritual

Puri: The General Darshan of Lord Jagannath will be closed from 5 pm to 10 pm today for the Banaka lagi ritual. After the Dwipahar Dhupa, the Dutta Mahapatra devotees will perform the Shreemukha Sringar. This ritual of Lord Jagannath and His Deity Siblings will be executed at the Srimandir. The Banaka lagi Niti is a very secret ritual, the general Darshan of the Chaturdha Murti will be closed. But devotees will have the opportunity of the Darshan of the Parsva Deity, informed the temple administration.

This is a famous ritual of Lord Jagannath temple in Puri of Odisha performed on the occasion of Phalguna Sukla Sasthi, today. On this occasion the Dutta Mohapatra will make ‘Sringar’ of the ‘Srimukha’ of the deities with black, white, red, yellow and other traditional colors. Therefore, after completion of the second Bhogamandap, the Jaga Darshan will be closed for 5 hours.