story of Puri Jagannathaswamy

When the new deities are made,they are carried inside the inner sanctum of the temple and placed in front of the old deities ,facing them. Nobody is allowed inside for a darshan of the Lord. not even the temple priest .The three new deities are carried inside only by descendants of the Daitapati family. The three Daitapatis must be blind folded .The three Daitapatis members fast and meditate the whole day inside the temple. They must bind a piece of Lord Jagannath's cloth around their hands before the transfer of soul. They should not have shaved since the first day of the search party procession. This is also considered as the disappearance ceremony of Jagannath. All the Daitapatis do not shave for ten days. All the houses os Daitapatis required to have white washed. The children and all the members of Daitapati family wear new clothes on the day of the soul transfer. It is very difficult to express what Brahman is. It cannot be seen or touched. Our eyes are blind folded

Here the team takes rest for several days while the oldest Daitapati sleeps inside the Temple. Goddess Mangala appears in the dream of the old priest. After taking bless of Goddess Mangala the team starts searching for the holy tree. Terms and Conditions for identification of tree Jagannath Swamy The holy tree should have been seen Branches. The skin of the tree must be light brown or white color . It should have a sign of plough and pestle etc. Near by tree there should be a heritage and also a graveyard. Subhadhra: Seven branches should be present on the holy tree. The skin of the tree should be light brown or white color. It should have a sign of plough and pestle etc. Near by tree there should br a heritage and graveyard. Balabhadra: The holy tree should have four main branches and there should be the sign of Sankha and Chakra. There should be a hill near the tree and a snake hole at the roots of the tree and no birds nest. The tree should be

Nabakalebara is an ancient ritual associated with most of the Jagannath Temple when the Idols of Lord Jagannath,Balabhadra,Shubhara and Sudarshan are replaced by a new of Idols. Nabakalebara usually occurs in every 12 to 19 years. A year which has two months of Ashadha as per the Hindu calendar is auspicious to conduct this ceremony. The Last Nabakalebara was celebrated in the year (1996) (2015). Rituals associated with the Nabakalebara. Twelve foot Dhanva mala for Lord Jagannath. Garland is given to Pati Mahapatra family. Secret robes of the Lord are given to the descendants of Bitarachha Mahapatra family. Patta clothes are given to Lenka family and the nine Maharanas. Finally makeup family members touch the forehead of each member of the procession with the Lord's sandal.