Sunday, June 7, 2009

Deba Snana Purnima at Shree Jagannath Mandir, Mhow, Indore

This Festival takes place in the month of Jyeshtha. It is popularly known as the Deba Snana Purnima. This is the first occasion in the course of an year when the deities; Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Subhadra along with Sudarshan and Madanmohan are brought out from the Temple and taken in procession to Snana Bedi popularly known as "Pahandi". The deities are bathed there with 108 pitchers of Water, Milk, Curd, Sugar, Honey, pure Ghee & Ganga Jal . Here, Lord Jagannath and Lord Balabhadra are dressed like Lord Ganesh of the purans with the head of an elephant.

For Snapshots of the Deba Snana Purnima Festival of Shree Jagannath Mandir, Mhow, please click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/ksatpathy/ShreeJagannathTempleMhowIndore02#

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