Paita Lagi Rituals of ‘Bada Thakura’ Today

Puri: Devotees of Bada Thakura Jagannath will be restricted from having general darshan for four hours as the temple will remain close due the ‘Paita Lagi’ rituals of the Trinity. The public darshan of the deities will be prohibited from 6PM to 10 PM today.

According to Srimandir servitor, the ritual is performed twice a year. The Daitapati servitors get divided into three teams and perform the ritual.  As ‘Paita Lagi’ is a closed-door ritual, Daitapati servitors will be allowed inside the ‘Garba Gruha’ or sanctum sanctorum to perform the special service

This will be the last ‘Paita Lagi’ ritual of the deities before Rath Yatra. The secret ritual is performed every year before the Chandana Yatra, sources informed.