Flag Change Ritual on Jagannath Temple,puri.

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Jagannath temple is one of the tallest monuments in the country. height of about 214 ft with 10 acres of area, .The Chakra or Wheel is at top of the temple, made of eight types of metals, 11 ft. 8 inch. in length and circumference is 36 ft, the wheel is also called the Neela Chakra and top of  neela chakra  flag situated  other name PATITAPABAN BANA.It is strongly believed through ages that whoever ties a flag on the Neelachakra of the Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri ; the age-old wishes get fulfilled and receives the blessings of the Lord JAGANNATH.At evening time before sunsent everyday devotees gathered everyday to see this rituals .One of sevayat or priest called chunara sevayat perform this rituals everyday without interruptionsome video during flag change. It is very thrilling sight to see a person climbing such a high temple without any climbing gear or any other external support. He reaches the Neela chakra with the help of this. The entire breath taking exercise of reaching the Neela Chakra from the temple floor takes around 20 minutes. After climbing the Neela Chakra, he removes the old flags from the pole and ties the new ones. It is believed to bring luck if a piece of flag can be collected from the hands of the person, who hoisted the flag. The man starts distributing the flag or piece of the same among the pilgrims immediately after coming down from the top.

video link of flag change

PURI BEACH

The Long stretch of Beach at Puri, known as Mohodadhi is one of the largest ( 7 Km ) and loveliest in india. Most of the foreigners like this Beach and Indian corporate people, recommended this beach as one of the best resorts in India.Sea beach at Puri has it's own golden sandy look and beauties of nature. Like other Sea Beach of the world Puri Sea beach attracts lot of foreign visitors to spend some hours. Waves of Puri Beach, is not high like Indian Ocean, so people are enjoying long time for bathing. Now a days people are busy with their current schedule of work, they get very little time to enjoy the actual beauty of the nature. Perhaps they don't know, Life is very short span of time, they should visit the place which gives them peace and reduce mental tension. Sunset is beautiful, lots of poem has written to describe it's beauties. The Sunset, nature indicates to the world, it is the beginning of the rest time. Sunset at Puri, create lots of scenery for enhance the nature creativity. Originally Puri is the city of joy; literally it is called as 'Bhogakhetra' means land of enjoyment. Beach at puri, satisfy the concept of Bhogahetra', More People prefer to visit beach at Sunset time, the color of sea are naturally change at sunset. People are enjoying, to count the tide of Sea.

Balighai Beach, about 8 km away from Puri, is relatively quiter, and if you are lucky you may even spot the residential deer browsing through the undergrowth near the beach.

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ODISSI DANCE

Odissi is considered to be one of the oldest surviving dance forms based on archaeological evidence. The traditional dance form of Orissa, it owes its origin to the temple dances of the devadasis (temple dancers). Possibly, the oldest classical dance form in the country, Odissi has been mentioned in inscriptions, depicted on sculptures, in temples like the Brahmeswara and the dancing hall of the Sun Temple at Konark. In the 1950s, the entire dance form was revitalised, thanks to the Abhinaya Chandrika and sculpted dance poses found in temples.
Odissi as we know it today is the result of a long process of reconstruction from various dance traditions of Orissa, for instance the Maharis, the Goti puas and the Bhandanritya traditions. Maharis are the counterparts of the Devadasis of the South. Gotipuas are men who dressed as female dancers and danced like the Maharis.

While the form is curvaceous, concentrating on the tribhang or the division of the body into three parts, head, bust and torso; the mudras and the expressions are similar to those of Bharatnatyam. Odissi performances are replete with lores of the eighth incarnation of Vishnu, Lord Krishna. It is a soft, lyrical classical dance which depicts the ambience of Orissa and the philosophy of its most popular deity, Lord Jagannath.

Odissi is based on the popular devotion to Lord Krishna and the verses of the Sanskrit play Geet Govinda are used to depict the love and devotion to God. The Odissi dancers use their head, bust and torso in soft flowing movements to express specific moods and emotions.






MUDRAS

Hidden treasure found in Puri

Incredible it may sound, centuries old "hidden treasure" was found on Saturday at the famous Emar Mutt, facing the Jagannath temple in Puri.

State endowment officials and police found nearly 522 pieces of rectangular silver bricks, each weighing between 35kg and 40kg, stashed in four wooden treasuries. Officials estimated the current market value of the nearly 18 tonnes of silver so far recovered to be around Rs 80 crore. The containers were hidden in a room that was sealed by walls from all around.

Recovery of the invaluable treasures from the "mysterious" sealed room even took the 200-year-old Mutt authorities by surprise. They said they were ignorant about the existence of the bricks. "I did not know about the existence of such a room ever since I took charge of the Mutt in 1987. It was sealed by walls. There was no door," Mutt's seer Rajgopal Ramanuj said.

It was two labourers, who blew the lid off the enigmatic history. The duo, Barun Nayak and Akhaya, were arrested in Dhenkanal on Friday while selling a few silver bricks they had allegedly stolen from the Mutt. The two were engaged in repair work of the mutt recently when a portion of the mysterious room caved in. Curious to know what was inside they peeped into the room and stumbled upon the treasure. Barun and Akhaya allegedly took away some bricks from one of the treasuries the same night and fled from the place. "During interrogation, they admitted to have stolen the silver bricks from Emar Mutt, prompting us to dig out the truth," Puri SP, Sanjay Kumar said.

Early Saturday, the police personnel accompanied by endowment officials started digging the walls. Much to their astonishment, they found stacks of silver slabs in the four treasuries. It took them nearly seven hours to shift the silver bricks from the containers to outside.

"The Mutt authorities cooperated with us to dig open the room. The silver slabs seem several centuries old. We found some logos like Calcutta', San Francisco' and Sanghai' emblazoned on the bricks," Kumar said.

Mutt seer Ramanuj said: "My immediate predecessor late Srinibas Ramanuj Das had once shared about the hidden treasure with me. But he did not tell me the exact location."

The discovery of the treasure trove from Emar Mutt spread like wildfire in the city prompting hundreds of people, Jagannath temple priests and tourists to throng the place for a glimpse of them. Police soon barricaded the area to avoid any untoward incident. "We had read about hidden treasures in history books and watched in old movies in Ali Baba Chalis Chor. I feels great after coming across such thing these days," said Ganesh Das, a student.

A posse of armed policemen was deployed in and around the Mutt to guard the recovered silver. "We are not shifting the silver bricks to the government treasury immediately. A final decision will be taken on Sunday," said an official. Ramanuj said the treasures belonged to the Mutt. State endowment commissioner Chakradhar Kar said "the ownership status would be decided after discussion with police and Jagannath temple administration." The Emar Mutt plays a vital role in solemnizing some rituals of the deities in the Jagannath temple.http://www.orissatv.in/ video

RATHA YATRA

Information On Rath Yatra :

The annual celebration of Rath Yatra is a grand affair of devotion and spirituality. For ten days Puri, the location of Rath Yatra, is packed with millions of pilgrims and tourists. Some come to seek blessings while the other like foreigners come to experience for themselves the religious bent of Indians. But they also could not keep them aloof from the festivities and frolic in the celebrations. The festival observes a huge procession of decorated idols of Lord Jagannath, his sister Subhadra and brother Balbhadra or Balrama. All the deities are seated on separate chariots with the Lord adorning the most massive one.

Significance of Rath Yatra :

Also popular as Gundicha Yatra, Navadina Yatra, Ghosa Yatra, Dasavatara Yatra, the Jagannath Rath Yatra holds much significance for the devotees. Even the thinnest glimpse of Lord Jagannatha is considered very auspicious. It is also believed that if one gets an opportunity to touch the chariot, or even the ropes, then that person is absolved of sacrament for ages. The three deities are given a ritual bath on the Snan Vedi (an open platform), almost a fortnight before the Rath Yatra.

Rituals of Rath Yatra :

Three chariots are decorated and lined on the day before the procession. On the day of the procession, the priests take out the festooned idols to the chariots. The first deity to come out is lord Jagannath. After the ceremony, Gajapati (the ceremonial king of Puri) comes and expresses his humility before God. With a golden broom, he cleans the chariots and showers holy water on them. After that, the procession of three deities towards the Gundicha Temple starts.

Attractions of Rath Yatra :

On the day of the initiation of this Yatra, all the people at Puri get up early in the morning and take bath. After this purification bath, they offer prayers to the Lord at their homes and then head towards the Jagannatha Temple. The massive chariots on which the Lord has to be taken out in a procession are lined up in front of the temple only.

People decorate their houses and shops with flowers, lights and rangolis for the festival. Traditional desserts and sweets are especially prepared for the occasion. It is also customary to refrain from non- vegetarian food during these days




watch some rath yatra photos

DALAMA OF PURI TEMPLE,ORISSA.(Part-2)

holy receipe of jagannath puri,every devotees should enjoy the holy mahaprasad.PURI other name "bhojan khetra"....................jai jannath.